Alex Pereira is favored to retain his light heavyweight title against Jamahal Hill in the UFC 300 main event, but not by a large margin.
UFC CEO Dana White surprised many this past Saturday when he made a left-field announcement for the historic card on April 13 in Las Vegas. Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will attempt to make his first 205-pound title defense against former champion Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who was forced to vacate the belt after suffering a ruptured Achilles in July.
Despite Hill’s serious injury and expedited return to the octagon from the original timeline he laid out, “Sweet Dreams” doesn’t find himself too badly discounted by the oddsmakers.
