Jamahal Hill may be preparing to face the insanely tough Jiri Prochazka at UFC 311, but that won't stop the former champion from trying his hand at several UFC icons.
Following his viral showdown with Alex Pereira at the UFC Performance Institute, Hill found himself on the receiving end of a significant backlash – 'Sweetdreams' has now fired back with a particularly harsh assessment of a UFC legend.
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Jamahal Hill slams the UFC legend over 'clown' comments
In early December, UFC fans grimaced when Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill clashed at the UFC PI, with 'Poatan' throwing a pair of gloves at his former foe's feet before 'Sweetdreams' quickly left the scene.
In the following weeks, several UFC stars came out to criticize Hill for both the altercation and his response, with 42-fight veteran Michael Johnson leading the most recent charge in conversation with Mike Perry.
“That's a clown,” Johnson said via the Overdogs Podcast.
“I'll be honest: Why would you go out there and say something if you're not willing to do something? It didn't make sense, like, do you walk up to him and fight him?
“Now he's trying to get opinions, trying to behave a certain way by jumping in his face… Honestly, he should have been hit [by Alex] like why do you come here and talk nonsense?!”
These comments certainly didn't go down well with Hill, who took to X (Twitter) over the festive period to fire back at the lightweight division's 'The Menace'.
“Gang uab*** and you are one of the biggest clowns and p**** on the roster,” Hill wrote, before making the proper accusation: “They keep you around to sleep over by debut fighters!! !
“I've made more money than you and you've been here three times as long, so I'd expect you to know the money game! Find out what it is when I get to that time.”
Even with his UFC title reign, we'd be surprised if Hill had generated more money from his career than Johnson, who has competed in the UFC octagon himself 30 times since 2010.
Granted, 'The Menace' may have a record of 15 wins and 15 losses in those 30 fights, but he's certainly not sitting around trying to 'fall asleep to debut fighters' – just look at his recent KO of Ottman Azaitar at UFC Tampa For example .
Johnson remains a major threat to anyone, rookie or otherwise, and Hill would do well to focus on his incoming opponent; former division king Jiri Prochazka.
Jamahal Hill names Jiri Prochazka's best attribute ahead of UFC 311
Former champions collide when Hill faces Jiri Prochazka in the first PPV of the year, UFC 311: Makhachev vs Tsarukyan, in Los Angeles.
Speaking to TV News outlet WOODTV8, Hill not only praised his next popular foe, but also revealed what he believes is Prochazka's most dangerous trait.
“I have to be clear because he is a very durable guy, he is tough and he has some strength. I think his greatest quality – his greatest quality – is his toughness, he is able to take punishment and take damage.
“You can see that he is trying his best so that he has a good gas tank, a guy who can still be dangerous even later in a fight… And that is something I have to be prepared for [and] locked up to ensure this doesn't happen [January 18].”
Hill vs. Prochazka sets up two fantastic title fights at UFC 311, which takes place on January 18 from the Intuit Dome in LA.
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