Jamahal Hill thinks it’s ludicrous that people are questioning if he’s ready for Jan Blachowicz.
Hill (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is coming off a fourth-round TKO of former title challenger Thiago Santos this past Saturday in the UFC on ESPN 40 main event. “Sweet Dreams” initially called for a title shot, but also expressed interest in ex-champ Blachowicz.
In an expletive-filled rant, Hill went off on his haters, reminding everyone that Santos (22-11 MMA, 14-10 UFC) owns a third-round knockout of Blachowicz (29-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) in February 2019.
“People need to shut the f*ck up about this whole, ‘Oh, Jan is this, he’s not on Jan’s level, Jan will take it,'” Hill said in an interview with Sportskeeda. “Bro, Jan f*cking lost to Santos. Santos knocked him the f*ck out, and if I’m not mistaken, he was losing that fight. Thiago Santos knocked him out. Three f*cking years ago, it’s not that long ago, so he never fought him again after that. He beat Corey Anderson, no longer in the UFC, he beat Dominick Reyes coming off a loss, that’s how he became champion.
“Then his only title defense was against the smallest f*cking 205-er that you could possibly fight (Adesanya) just because he was the champion in the smaller weight class. You didn’t go out and just put on a dazzling performance and beat him up. He laid on him. I respect Jan. Jan is a credible threat, he’s definitely one of the best in the world. But whenever you talk about comparing myself to anybody, bro, I compare to any f*cking body.”
Hill is currently the No. 6 ranked UFC light heavyweight. With champion Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira expected to run things back before the end of the year, and Magomed Ankalaev eyeing Blachowicz, the logjam in the division leaves the rising star in a tough spot.
