Jamahal Hill and Corey Anderson took turns trading barbs on social media after Anderson suggested that Bellator light heavyweights would mop the floor with the UFC’s 205’ers.
Anderson, a former UFC standout himself, scored another big win inside the Bellator cage on Friday night, besting Phil Davis via a split decision. The victory moved ‘Overtime’ to 4-1 with the promotion. Following the win, Anderson suggested that he was one of the top three best light heavyweights in the world, with the other two being reigning Bellator 205-pound champion Vadim Nemkov and the UFC’s Magomed Ankalaev.
Jamahal Hill, the UFC’s current light heavyweight champion, did not take kindly to being omitted from Anderson’s list and snapped back at ‘Overtime’ on his YouTube channel.
That then prompted a response from Anderson, who immediately made light of Jamahal Hill’s 2021 loss to grappling wizard Paul Craig.
🤣🤣🤣 Ol Sweet Booty @JamahalH in his feelings! Talk about MMA math… didn't you get your arm snapped by Paul Craig? Sooo that'd make him the best.. I toasted the 44y/o guy you beat to win the belt on 2 weeks notice when he was ranked #3. Other than that who you beat? NOBODY!! https://t.co/puX4rwJA8a
— Corey 'Overtime' Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) June 17, 2023
Hill responded by dubbing Anderson’s home promotion as the ‘B league’ while taking a dig at Anderson by bringing up his 2018 third-round knockout loss to one-time UFC title challenger Ovince St. Preux.
Bro you got slept my OSP and you see what I did to him!!! You can’t cut it at the top and u struggling in the B league I lost 1 fight in my life due to injury u took naps we not the same!!! My resume will always read Champion and at the end of the day I WILL BEAT YO ASS PERIOD! https://t.co/j9nNfl5Ajx
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) June 17, 2023
Anderson fired back, once again bringing up Hill’s loss to Craig and poking fun at his claim that it was due to an injury.
Due to injury?! You got your arm SNAPPED by a dude who hasn't beaten a ranked guy yet. If we not the same, why is my name in yo mouth? Cuz as you noticed, yours ain't even on my mind. You keep talking bout what someone else did… YOU ain't them! And this ain't THEN! https://t.co/AqqfUXSgx3
— Corey 'Overtime' Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) June 17, 2023
Hill managed to get the final word, bringing up that one of the men at the center of their argument, Paul Craig, actually submitted Magomed Ankalaev, one of Anderson’s top three in the sport, in 2018. How’s that for a bit of MMA math?
The more you talk you show how slow u are!!! Paul beat Magomed and remember how u was riding his 🥜 and he could beat u!! You can’t mention the best without mentioning me becuz I am HIM!! U can’t fwu in the cage, verbally or in resume (only 3 years in)!! Just stop it!!! https://t.co/9SGccHD1XR
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) June 18, 2023
The debate between Jamahal Hill and Corey Anderson could potentially go on for an eternity, as appears to be the case with the never-ending debate between UFC vs. Bellator. Unfortunately, we will likely never get an answer to these questions, but Jamahal Hill certainly made an interesting point in his initial response to Anderson on YouTube. Former UFC champions are typically known to thrive inside the Bellator cage, with Ryan Bader and Cris Cyborg immediately coming to mind.
But how many former Bellator champions have climbed to the top of the mountain in the UFC? Go ahead, Google it. We’ll wait.
