Jamahal Hill is attempting to clear the air on his viral reaction to Alex Pereira’s latest KO.
‘Poatan’ delivered another highlight-reel finish in Salt Lake City earlier this month, finishing Khalil Rountree in the fourth round of their UFC 307 headliner. It was another heavy-hitting affair punctuated by a brutal finish from Pereira—his third of 2024.
However, not everyone appeared to be impressed. Not long after the belt was wrapped around Pereira’s waist, a video of Hill started to circulate that showed the former light heavyweight champion yawning while sitting cageside.
Hill’s reaction was understood by many as him suggesting the fight was boring, which it was anything but.
Alex Pereira reacts to Jamahal Hill yawning at his #UFC307 title defense.
"Maybe he just woke up from UFC 300." pic.twitter.com/jk7LVrfUga
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) October 6, 2024
“It’s crazy how y’all see a clip with no context, no nothing, and y’all just be ready to talk sh*t and just attack and come disrespectful as ever,” Hill said on his YouTube channel. “It’s hilarious.
“I wasn’t mic’d up or anything like that, so I couldn’t explain the context of the yawn and things like that after the fight. I think I did hear a reporter told Alex, ‘Oh, Jamahal said the fight was boring.’ I never said the fight was boring.”
Jamahal Hill Explains His Yawning at UFC 307
Hill was viciously knocked out in the opening round of his UFC 300 headliner against Pereira in April and had previously suggested that ‘Poatan’ would struggle against a southpaw like Rountree. Hill’s yawning was meant to be nothing more than an acknowledgment that the fight went exactly as he’d predicted.
“Now, to the yawn, the yawn at the end was – was it entertaining? Yes,” Hill said. “Was I impressed? No. I’m not impressed. You know, I’m ready to go. Did I see anything in the cage that scares me or that I didn’t expect to see? No.
“So as far as reacting and everything, I don’t think I really need to do much of a reaction to this fight because, before, if you watch, or you watch my breakdowns, you can see I told you exactly how this fight was going to go.”
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