Alex Pereira

Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan called out Jamal Hill's biggest mistake in his fight with Alex Pereira.

"Look at Jamal, after he threw a groin strike, his legs tucked and he relaxed. He showed his thumb and Pereira touched the ref and then the fight resumed. Pereira didn't lose focus. The fight continued, but would it have happened if Hill hadn't shown him the thumb? It was a strange moment, with no one realizing what was going on. But Pereira kept moving forward and shortened the distance. And he shortened the distance much more than Jamal would have let him. That's Jamal's mistake, always protect yourself," Rogan said on his podcast.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamal Hill shared his thoughts on a potential bout between current belt holder Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev.

"I think Ankalaev will be the next challenger. Ancalaev's standup is a problem for Pereira. Pereira doesn't fight well against left-handers. Magomed can also use wrestling and grappling, and he can punch and is comfortable on the feet. I would probably favor Ankalaev in this fight," - quotes the American Middle Easy.

Recall that on April 13 in the main event of UFC 300, Hill unsuccessfully returned to the octagon after a serious injury and a long downtime, losing to Pereira by knockout in the first round.

Anthony Smith, former UFC bantamweight title challenger, is surprised by Alex Pereira's success in the bantamweight division.

"I'm not retracting what I said. How does this guy keep winning? It's a no-brainer! He has a very limited arsenal. He's very dangerous in one aspect and very average in everything else. I'm not trying to belittle him. On the contrary - I'm amazed at what he's been able to accomplish. It's impressive. Plus, Pereira has improved his grappling. He defended against Blachowicz. But if Magomed Ankalaev had been in the same position, the fight would have been over in the first round. Ankalaev wouldn't have let him out. I can name more welterweights who would have finished Pereira. And Blachowicz didn't take his chance," MMA Fighting quoted Smith as saying.

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Jamal Hill, former UFC bantamweight champion, believes referee Herb Dean influenced his loss in his fight against Alex Pereira, the promotion's reigning bantamweight champion.

"The judges tell you to always defend yourself and then they tell you to obey their commands. When that happened, I got the stoppage. The referee said stop before he interfered, that's why I stopped. You could see Pereira further started to approach after that, and I myself at that point was trying to make sure he was okay. I would like to see Hurb Dean's actions be more clear and the stop or continue to be more specific. Next time I'll think about whether I should obey the ref's commands," Hill said on The Schmo's YouTube channel.