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Video: Breaking down UFC 300’s title fights – Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill, Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan

On this week’s episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel breaks down the pair of title fights at UFC 300.

On the latest episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel breaks down the two undisputed title fights at UFC 300.

In the main event, [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] makes his first light heavyweight title defense against former champion [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag], who returns from injury. In the co-main event, [autotag]Zhang Weili[/autotag] takes on fellow Chinese fighter [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag] in a women’s strawweight title bout.

MMA Junkie’s Brian “Goze” Garcia, Danny Segura, Matthew Wells, and host “Gorgeous” George Garcia discussed the biggest angles of the pair of championship fights.

Watch their discussion in the video above, and also don’t miss this week’s complete episode of “Spinning Back Clique” below on YouTube.

https://youtube.com/live/fSjkR02NKpM

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UFC 300 ‘Embedded,’ No. 1: Star-studded and historic fight week underway in Las Vegas

The “Embedded” video series is here to document one of the most highly anticipated fight weeks in UFC history.

One of the most highly anticipated fight weeks in UFC history is here with UFC 300, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes.

UFC 300 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

In the headliner, light heavyweight champion [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) puts that belt on the line for the first time against former champ [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who vacated the title six months after he won it due to injury.

In the co-feature, women’s strawweight champion [autotag]Zhang Weili[/autotag] (24-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC). The bout is the first all-China title fight in UFC history.

The “BMF” belt is on the line between current titleholder [autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag] (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and former longtime featherweight champ [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC), who is moving up to lightweight for the bout.

Plus, UFC 300 features the promotional debut of two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time PFL champ [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) against former women’s bantamweight champ [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) and five other former UFC champions on arguably the most stacked card in company history.

The first episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC’s description of the episode from YouTube:

Alex Pereira hangs with Chuck Liddell and Glover Teixeira. Cody Garbrandt, Weili Zhang, Aljamain Sterling and Jamahal Hill bring big belt energy to the UFC PI. Max Holloway arrives in Vegas. Bo Nickal does game night; Justin Gaethje gets in leg day.

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Spinning Back Clique REPLAY: Everything UFC 300 – Pereira vs. Hill, BMF title fight, Harrison’s debut, more

On this week’s episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel discusses everything UFC 300.

Check out this week’s special edition of “Spinning Back Clique,” where we’ll be breaking down everything UFC 300.

This week’s panel will be composed of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Danny Segura, and host “Gorgeous” George Garcia – along with appearances from Matt Wells, Mike Bohn, Farah Hannoun, Dan Tom, and Nolan King.

For this Monday’s special episode, the panel discussed:

  • The pair of undisputed UFC championship fights headlining UFC 300. In the main event, [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] makes his first light heavyweight title defense against former champion  [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag], who returns from injury. In the co-main event, [autotag]Zhang Weili[/autotag] takes on fellow Chinese fighter [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag] in a women’s strawweight bout.
  • The first-ever Baddest Motherf*cker title defense, as BMF champion [autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag] welcomes back [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] to the lightweight division. Other key lightweight bouts go down, including [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag], [autotag]Jalin Turner[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag], [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag].
  • Highly-touted undefeated middleweight prospect [autotag]Bo Nickal[/autotag]’s return to action. He takes on Cody Brundage in the opening bout of the pay-per-view main card. This will be Nickal’s third fight under the UFC banner.
  • Two-time PFL champion and two-time Judo Olympic gold medalist [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] makes her highly awaited UFC debut. She takes on former champion [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] at bantamweight – a division Harrison will be debuting in. Harrison has previously fought at 155 and 145 pounds.
  • Former UFC bantamweight champion [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag] has moved up to featherweight. Veteran contender [autotag]Calvin Kattar[/autotag] welcomes him to the division.
  • To cap off the show, the panel will do a quick promo breakdown to hype up the four remaining bouts of the UFC 300 card. This includes [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Aleksandar Rakic[/autotag], [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag], [autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag], and [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Cody Garbrandt[/autotag].

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Joe Rogan confused by people underestimating ‘f*cking dangerous’ Jamahal Hill at UFC 300

Joe Rogan thinks Jamahal Hill doesn’t get enough credit.

[autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag] thinks [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] doesn’t get enough credit.

Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) challenges light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 300 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The former UFC light heavyweight champion will look to reclaim the belt he vacated after tearing his achilles. Hill won the title with a beatdown of Pereira’s mentor Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 in January 2023.

“Jamahal Hill is f*cking dangerous,” Rogan said on the most recent episode of “The JRE MMA Show” podcast. “Watch the fight with Glover. He pieced Glover up, and Glover is f*cking good to piece him up like that on the feet. People underestimate (Hill) for some strange reason, and I don’t understand it. I’ve heard people talk about his power. Watch that Johnny Walker fight.

“He hit him in the forehead like he got hit by a sniper. He’s good. He’s f*cking dangerous. Jamahal’s a one-punch knockout striker at light heavyweight for sure. He’s a big, tall dude and he knows movement. He’s f*cking dangerous, man. A lot of people are picking Pereira to run him over, which I think is interesting. I’m not sure about that. I think this is going to be a great fight.”

According to BetMGM, Hill is a +120 underdog, meaning a $100 bet on the former champ would win $120 profit. Pereira is a -145 favorite, meaning a $145 bet on the champion would return $100 profit.

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UFC 300’s Alex Pereira: Skill level, Jiri Prochazka superior to Jamahal Hill

Alex Pereira thinks Jiri Prochazka is a better striker than Jamahal Hill.

[autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] thinks [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] is a better striker than [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag].

Light heavyweight champion Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) makes his first title defense against ex-champ Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 300 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Pereira knocked out Prochazka to claim the vacant belt this past November at UFC 295. When asked to compare Prochazka and Hill’s striking, “Poatan” gave Prochazka the edge.

“I think Jiri is more accurate and precise with his strikes, the way that he flows, the way that he fights,” Pereira told CBS Sports’ Shakiel Mahjouri through an interpreter. “Jamahal Hill has a little more advantage on his power, which makes him dangerous, too, because nobody wants to take a hit and go down in a fight. But when you talk about skill level, Jiri Prochazka is superior.”

Four of Hill’s past five wins have come by knockout. His lone decision victory in that stretch came in a beatdown of Pereira’s mentor Glover Teixeira to claim the vacant title at UFC 283, which he later relinquished after tearing his achilles tendon.

Prochazka, who meets Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 300, is eager to run things back with Pereira. In a recent interview with Sportskeeda, Prochazka said he sees more weapons on Hill’s side than Pereira’s.

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Video: UFC 300 ‘Countdown’ for Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill

Check out the UFC 300 “Countdown” main event video preview for Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill.

Did you miss the debut of UFC 300 “Countdown” or just want to watch it again? Check out the main event preview now.

The segment takes a special look at the light heavyweight title fight between champion [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and former champ [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who vacated the belt six months after he won it due to injury.

UFC 300 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “Countdown” goes behind the scenes with the two fighters, and you can watch the full segment above. And don’t miss the entire episode in the video below.

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Jamahal Hill shares some awesomely bad UFC 300 walkout ideas – and we hope he follows through

Jamahal Hill can’t just walk out normal to the octagon at UFC 300 now – not after this.

[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] can’t just walk out normal to the octagon at UFC 300 now – not after this.

Hill, who will headline the April 13 milestone pay-per-view against light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, took to his social media accounts Saturday to get some feedback from his followers on what his entrance should be when he makes his way to the cage at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

And, well, the awesomely bad options Hill gave us are freaking hilarious (via Instagram).

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5JEijILS5E/?igsh=MWFqdTkwNmVmaDVzbg%3D%3D

They’re all pretty great, but my power rankings of least favorite to favorite goes:

  • 8. The popular song user
  • 7. The people’s champ
  • 6. The busy body
  • 5. Mr. FaceTime
  • 4. The stripper
  • 3. The Dancer
  • 2. The Maca-Runner
  • 1. King sh*t

Whatever Hill decides, he better pick something and not let us down!

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Video: Jamahal Hill gives hilarious commentary in exaggerated UFC 300 prediction for Alex Pereira fight

Jamahal Hill has been having fun on social media leading up to UFC 300, and this prediction video is his best work yet.

It’s pretty clear to see [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] is enjoying his preparation for the main event of UFC 300.

Just take one glance at the former UFC light heavyweight champ’s social media feeds, and you’ll see he’s leaning into the hate thrown his way by those who believe Alex Pereira will emerge victorious at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 13.

Recently, Hill mocked “Poatan” Pereira’s fans by coining the term “Potards” in a Tweet (Are we really trying to make Xeet a thing?) that questions their logic about pre-fight consultation with Israel Adesanya.

Before that, Hill took a broader approach, questioning the logic of the entire MMA community:

But Hill’s most recent addition to his social media antics may be his best work yet. On TikTok, Hill posted a pre-enactment video predicting what will happen at UFC 300 when Pereira connects with a leg kick. The over-the-top acting and Hill’s hilarious commentary make it a must-watch.

“Oh, no. No. Hell no. I can see my leg, but I can’t feel that motherf*cker.”

“Is that a Tiger Woods 9 iron on your leg?”

“There’s been a misunderstanding, these things for walking.”

“Coach talking about a check, the only check I’ma get is for showing up.”

“I’m about to check if he can beat me in a race because he ain’t fixing to keep beating on my leg.”

After trying to escape the leg kicks in the first half of the video, Hill switched to Pereira’s perspective on “how it’s really going to go” when he checks those leg kicks:

“Man, what the f*ck is your leg made of?”

“He checked my kick like Nike. My nerves and feelings have checked completely out.”

“Maybe I should stick to boxing. This strong leg motherf*cker must be stepping for Jesus.”

Check out the full video below:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5FDjoRJYKx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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UFC 300 referees, judges assigned for Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill, Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan

Here are the referees and judges overseeing the main and co-main event championship fights at UFC 300.

The referees and judges for the two undisputed championship fights at UFC 300 have been assigned.

The Nevada Athletic Commission announced Tuesday during its monthly meeting the names of the officials overseeing the title fights between light heavyweight champ [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] and [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag], as well as [autotag]Zhang Weili[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag] for the women’s strawweight belt.

The referee for Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) vs. Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will be Herb Dean, with the three judges sitting cageside Derek Cleary, Sal D’Amato and Ron McCarthy.

For Weili (24-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) vs. Xiaonan (15-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), the referee will be Jason Herzog and the three judges will be Mike Bell, Ben Cartlidge and Chris Lee.

UFC 300 takes place April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be available on pay-per-view and ESPN+.

Check out the lineup for UFC 300 below:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill – for light heavyweight title
  • Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan – for strawweight title
  • Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway – for BMF title
  • Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
  • Cody Brundage vs. Bo Nickal

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
  • Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
  • Kayla Harrison vs. Holly Holm
  • Diego Lopes vs. Sodiq Yusuff

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Renato Moicano vs. Jalin Turner
  • Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez
  • Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller
  • Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt

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Jamahal Hill calls UFC 300 fight vs. Alex Pereira a mismatch: ‘He gets his ass whooped every single way’

Jamahal Hill is confident he has the advantage over Alex Pereira everywhere.

[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] is confident he has the advantage over [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] everywhere.

Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) challenges light heavyweight champion Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in the UFC 300 main event April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The former champion likes the hype surrounding knockout artist Pereira, and relishes the opportunity to shut him down.

“I feel like I’m just better,” Hill said in an interview with Bodog Canada. I’ve said it in multiple interviews and people just don’t believe me. I am truly just better than he is, period. That’s just the way it is. I’m better than him everywhere, and I don’t want to keep saying it. I just want to get out there and show it.

“It’s not going to go well for him. That’s why I’m loving all the talk, all the hype, the ‘Pereira is this,’ the mythical, all of that sh*t. I’m loving all of that sh*t. Build him up in your heads as big as y’all want to so whenever I lay him out, y’all know how much further you really need to start trying to put together where I am and what I am.”

Not only is Hill predicting a knockout, he thinks all Pereira has is a puncher’s chance.

“I’m knocking him the f*ck out,” Hill said. “And when I say this, this is no disrespect to Alex. However you take it is however you take it. But for me, there’s no disrespect. I like Alex. I like Alex whenever he fights. I think he’s funny. I think he brings attention and good energy and good charisma and good things to the sport and to the company and to all of us as a whole that are in this lane. … I realized the mismatch it truly is. It’s truly, truly a mismatch.

“Can he catch me and knock me out? He’s been fighting for a long time. He has strikes. He has power. Yes, it’s a possibility to get caught and lose. But short of that, short of something getting through and it catches me and puts me away, he gets his ass whooped every single way. He has one way to win this fight. Anybody who thinks he’s going to outclass me is out of their f*cking mind.”

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