UFC Heavyweight Champion Jamal Hill has slammed critics who believe the division is weaker than most in the promotion.
At the start of the year, Jamal Hill defeated Glover Teixeira to become the new light heavyweight king. That concludes a massive rise for the 31-year-old, which few have seen come so quickly.
Sadly, that’s the nature of the division, with the belt being seen as a bit of a hot potato lately. Since Jon Jones’ passing, we’ve seen four different men take on the gold. For now, Hill is the man to beat – with Jerry Prochazka named as his next challenger.
It has become fairly common to hear fans and critics describe the light heavyweight division as weak. The only guy who objects to that, of course, is “Sweet Dreams.”
“I think it’s an exciting time for the division,” Hill said. “I’ve heard a lot of people say that some don’t like, ‘The cleavage is the weak cleavage.'” That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. The logic I hear is that it’s a weak division because anyone can beat anyone whether it’s one man by beating the whole division… That makes the division even weaker. If we really think about it, that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. launch.
Hill weighs in at 205 pounds
He continued, “He just speaks of that level of greatness.” “That’s not a jab at the division. That’s just the level of that person who comes up at the time. When people say that, I’m like, ‘Brother, you’re really stupid.’ You say division is worse because it’s more competitive rather than one dude being better than everyone else. That’s crazy to me.”
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