‘I’m going to sleep your boy’

Jamahal Hill looks to disprove doubters against new UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.

This past Saturday at UFC 295, Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) knocked out Jiri Prochazka to claim the vacant 205-pound belt that Hill vacated after rupturing his Achilles tendon.

Hill (29-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is aware of Pereira’s power but is confident that he doesn’t need to grapple him to take him out.

“I do not plan on taking him down, I do not plan on wrestling him,” Hill said on his YouTube channel. “I plan on going in there and when y’all think he’s just this otherwordly guy because he did kickboxing and I didn’t, this is a completely different sport. Kickboxing is kickboxing, MMA is MMA.”

“I’ll knock him out and when I do, I’m going to rub it in every single one of y’all’s faces,” Hill continued. “Regardless of anything, I’m better at my job. I am certified one of the top 15 in the world in my job in my weight class.”

However, Pereira appears to have other plans for now. After finishing Prochazka, “Poatan” called out Israel Adesanya for a trilogy bout, but Hill isn’t concerned.

“I’m going to sleep your boy,” Hill said. “Alex is nobody’s. It’s right here, bro. I’m the only thing you have to worry about — or don’t worry about. When I come through, you’re going to feel me.”

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