Jamahal Hill is stuck on the sidelines right now nursing an injured knee, but that isn’t stopping him from throwing shade at the light heavyweights still competing in his stead.
Hill was originally supposed to face Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 303, only for Rountree to be removed from the card due to a self-disclosed drug violation. Carlos Ulberg stepped in for “War Horse,” then Jamahal had to withdraw over “two meniscus tears, a sprained ACL, and a Baker Cyst” in his knee.
That sounds pretty serious, but Jamahal was able to walk his way cageside at UFC 307 to watch Rountree fight 205 pound champion Alex Pereira, who had put “Sweet Dreams” to sleep in the first round of their UFC 300 showdown.
Considering how that went down, many fans took issue with how Hill reacted after Rountree and Pereira went to war for four rounds, ending with a brutal and bloody “Poatan” TKO win (watch the highlights here).
Yes, that’s Jamahal Hill giving an over-exaggerated yawn at the results, which only seems sillier when you notice everyone else in the arena on their feet giving the two warriors in the cage a standing ovation.
When asked about Hill’s reaction, Pereira kept his response short.
“Maybe he just woke up from UFC 300,” he suggested.
Yeah, it’s a repeat. But it’s a good one.
Hill has vowed to beat Pereira the next time they meet in the cage, but first he’ll have to recover and then win one or two more fights before earning another title shot. Here’s hoping the UFC puts him back in there against Khalil Rountree Jr., who is channeling his loss to Pereira in much more healthy ways. We doubt there will be many yawning in the stands if that fight goes down.