Former UFC flyweight champion Aljamain Sterling shared his prediction for the upcoming bout between the promotion's bantamweight belt holder Alex Pereira and Jamal Hill.
"I'm betting on my buddy Jamal, although this fight won't be an easy one for him. Obviously Hill is coming back from a serious injury and Alex is on the rise right now, he's put on a good run.
It will be interesting to see who will be the first to impose his plan for the fight on his opponent. I think Jamal's boxing is better than Pereira's, but he should be careful with Alex's kalf-kicks - they are very dangerous," - quotes Sterling MMA Mania.
Recall that the Pereira - Hill fight will headline the UFC 300 tournament, which will take place on the night of April 14 in Las Vegas.
Former UFC flyweight title challenger Magomed Ankalaev said he has received an offer to fight champion Alex Pereira at the upcoming UFC 300 event.
"For me, this fight is especially interesting because I was promised that I will meet the winner. I was actually offered to fight Pereira at this tournament, but since we had the holy month of Ramadan, I had to decline.
I've been in this sport for a long time and I don't see any danger from any of them. I don't care at all who wins. I've had different trials, I've had opponents: both comfortable and uncomfortable. The goal is the same - to win the belt," said Ankalaev in an interview with Meta Fight.
Recall that the UFC 300 tournament will take place on the night of April 14 in Las Vegas, USA. In the main event of the event Alex Pereira will defend the belt in the light heavyweight division against the encroachments of former champion Jamal Hill.
Here are the results of the weigh-ins for UFC 300, which takes place on the night of April 14 in Las Vegas, USA. The event will be headlined by a bantamweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Jamal Hill.
Main card:
Bantamweight: Alex Pereira (92.98 lbs.) vs Jamal Hill (92.98 lbs.);
Women's minimumweight: Weili Jean (52.16 kg) vs Yang Xiaonan (52.16 kg);
Lightweight: Justin Gatji (70.76 kg) vs Max Holloway (70.76 kg);
Lightweight: Charles Oliveira (70.76 kg) vs Arman Tsarukyan (70.76 kg);
Middleweight: Bo Nickal (84.36 kg) vs Cody Brandage (84.36 kg).
Preliminary card:
Flyweight: Jiri Prochazka (93.44 kg) vs Aleksandar Rakic (93.44 kg);
Featherweight: Kelvin Kattar (65.99 kg) vs Aljamain Sterling (66.22 kg);
Women's flyweight: Holly Holm (61.68 kg) vs Kayla Harrison (61.68 kg);
Featherweight: Sodiq Yusuff (66.22 kg) vs Diego Lopez (66.22 kg)
Lightweight: Jalyn Turner (70.53 kg) vs Renato Moicano (70.76 kg);
Women's minimum weight: Jessica Andrade (52.61 kg) vs Marina Rodriguez (52.61 kg);
Lightweight: Bobby Green (70.76 kg) vs Jim Miller (70.53 kg);
Flyweight: Davison Figueiredo (61.46 kg) vs Cody Garbrandt (61.68 kg).
Conor McGregor, the former two-division UFC champion, said he has fully recovered from a broken leg and has no plans to end his career in the near future.
Kamaru Usman, former UFC welterweight champion, gave his prediction for the upcoming fight between Arman Tsarukian and Charles Oliveira.
"It's going to be an awesome fight. But part of me says that this confrontation will be like a Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev fight. Arman is such an incredible guy. He goes for his goal, believes in himself. And the way he finished Beneil Dariush! I think Arman is a tough enough fighter to stop Oliveira," Usman said on the YouTube show Pound4Pound.
Recall that the fight between Arman Tsarukyan and Charles Oliveira will take place on the night of April 13-14 in Las Vegas as part of the 300th anniversary UFC tournament.
BMF belt holderJustin Gaethje shared his opinion on his next opponent Max Holloway.
"He's a true warrior. I enjoy watching all his fights. Moreover, I'm just energized to perform in this tournament. The energy in the arena is going to be unreal and I have the perfect partner for that. We're going to go out there and fight. Our job is to break each other down and that's what we're here to do," said Gatji during the press conference.
The confrontation between Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway will take place on the night from April 13 to 14 in Las Vegas as part of the 300th anniversary UFC tournament.
We would like to remind you that the event will be headlined by a fight between featherweight champion Alex Pereira and Jamal Hill.
Aljamain Sterling, former UFC flyweight champion, expects to get a fight with Elijah Topuria, the featherweight champion, after beating Kattar.
"I feel like I can get a featherweight title fight if Max beats Gatji. Then, if I can win and I feel like I'm fine, why not beat all the other guys in the top and face Topuria? The UFC do what they want, so if they offer a title fight, you'd have to be crazy to turn them down. So if I can show myself in a great light and feel comfortable in such a big tournament myself, then I think things will work themselves out from there," Bloody Elbow quoted Sterling as saying.
BMF belt holder Justin Gaethje has revealed that he suffered a concussion a few days before his fight with Charles Oliveira.
UFC fighters shared their predictions for the upcoming fight between Arman Tsarukyan and Charles Oliveira.
Andre Petroski: "I like both fighters, but it's hard to go against Oliveira. He always proves people wrong and writes him off early."
Damon Jackson: "You can't write off older fighters, I'm picking Oliveira."
Cody Brandege: "Oliveira. He's always written off, but I think he'll do his job."
Alex Morono: "I'm picking Oliveira. I think he can take the initial onslaught and win in the third round or by judges' decision."
Austin Lane: "I'm a big fan of Oliveira and I can't bet against him. I feel people underestimate him like they did with Dariush and he will prove them wrong again."
Kyle Nelson: "I'm picking Oliveira. Charles is the second best fighter in the lightweight division and only Makhachev can beat him."
Alex Pereira, UFC light heavyweight champion, spoke out about his upcoming fight with Jamal Hill during the press conference prior to UFC 300. The Brazilian did not rule out defeat, but also stated that he is determined to fight and win.
"I couldn't defend the middleweight title, but that's my job and I tried to fulfill it as best as possible. I tried to defend the belt but I lost, I'm not the first person it happened to. My mentality has changed since then, now I look at things very realistically. I know that I can lose, but I am determined to fight and win," - said the fighter.
Recall, the confrontation between Pereira and Hill will headline the 300th anniversary UFC tournament, which will be held on the night from April 13 to 14 in Las Vegas.
