Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka continue to trade barbs ahead of UFC 311.
Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) square off in a pivotal light heavyweight clash Jan. 18 at Inuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
Both Hill and Prochazka are coming off of knockout losses to UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Prochazka took issue with Hill questioning his fight IQ, saying that “Sweet Dreams” showed nothing in his loss to Pereira.
Hill went off on Prochazka by comparing their losses to Pereira.
“Bro, are you kidding me?” Hill responded on his YouTube channel. “So we had the same opponent last fight, right? In your last performance, you got dominated – dominated and knocked out, completely shut down, completely exposed, and then got done bad. I got caught, (but) you got dominated. There’s a huge difference. My man literally had your ponytail leaning to the left. I hope you wear that same ponytail in L.A. so I can lean that motherf*cker to the left right back for you.
“This is insane. We’re talking about a dude that was getting his ass whopped in every fight that you’ve been in, and because you are (unintelligent), you can take some shots – and people get tired and make low-IQ moves. The only reason you became champ is because Glover (Teixeira) made a low-IQ move in a moment and you took advantage of it. Good on you – that’s why you’ll be regarded as a champ.”
Hill and Prochazka also share a common opponent in Glover Teixeira. Prochazka rallied late to submit Teixeira in their title fight at UFC 275, whereas Hill dominated the Brazilian for five rounds at UFC 283 to claim the vacant belt which Prochazka vacated.
“But you got your ass whopped for most of that (Teixeira) fight,” Hill said. “I set a record – complete domination, didn’t drop a single round – and you barely scraped by. We can talk about performances, talk about my last performance – we can go into every performance. I put on dominant performances. You survive and get a win. We’re not the same.”
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