To be clear, new UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill wants his first title defense to be against Jiri Prochazka, but if the timing doesn’t work out, he’d welcome a fight with his “brother,” Anthony Smith.
After all, Hill and Smith originally were slated to meet March 11 until the fight was scrapped in December immediately following Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fighting to a draw at UFC 282. Because that matchup failed to deliver a new 205-pound champ, the UFC turned to Hill and Glover Teixeira for a vacant title fight this past weekend at UFC 283, which Hill dominated to become the first Dana White’s Contender Series alum to earn UFC gold.
Again, Prochazka, the man who had to relinquish the belt Hill scooped up, is who “Sweet Dreams” prefers first and foremost, but there are questions about his timeline to return from a shoulder injury.
