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Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jiri Prochazka and former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira will battle for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Title this Saturday Night in the main event of UFC 295.
Jamahal Hill was the light heavyweight champion until suffering an Achilles injury earlier this year and while he wanted to keep the title until he can return, an injured Hill decided the best thing to do was to give up the gold while he heals up.
“Originally when it happened, that was my first thought [to hold onto the title], but the thing is they had a deal already in place with Jiri,” Hall said in an interview with MMA Fighting. “Jiri didn’t just vacate his title. He wasn’t just being a samurai and vacating his title. It was heavily suggested [he should vacate]. There was a deal made where he would fight for it upon his return. So whenever you get me and then I get hurt, we were supposed to fight, and I have the belt, and he’s promised a title fight. It was just kind of right to do the same thing.”
Hill is expected to return in the second quarter of next year, but an exact date has yet to be revealed at this time.
The former champion also says he was guaranteed a light heavyweight title shot when he does return.
“I was guaranteed when I come back, I will be given the title fight,” Hill said. “[I will receive] the same champion purse and pay-per-view points.”
