Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka meet Saturday on the UFC 311 main card at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
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Jamahal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka UFC 311 preview
Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) returns to action for the first time since attempting to reclaim the title he vacated due to a ruptured Achilles. At UFC 300, Hill was finished by Alex Pereira in the first round, ending a four-fight winning streak. Prior to the loss and the injury, Hill defeated Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 to win the vacant light heavyweight title. … Coincidentally, Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) also vacated his light heavyweight title due to injury and then returned suffered a loss to Pereira in his return. Following the setback at UFC 295, Prochazka stopped Alexandar Rakic at UFC 300, but then lost in his most recent outing, a rematch against Pereira at UFC 303.
Jamahal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka UFC 311 expert pick, prediction
Filling out the main card is a solid light heavyweight matchup between Hill and Prochazka.
Not only is this a fight that deserves to be on the main card based on name value, but this is also a battle that promises action from a stylistic perspective.
Prochazka, who officially stands at 1-2 against UFC-level southpaws, can turn any encounter into a psychotic whirlwind of action.
If Prochazka can swarm Hill toward the fence, then he could easily close the show on his American counterpart. But as shown in the clip above, I can’t ignore the fact that left-sided strikes and competent counter strikers have traditionally provided a lot of problems for Prochazka.
For that reason, I’ll officially take Hill to win by knockout in Round 1.
Jamahal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka UFC 311 odds
Despite the oddsmakers opening the Czech fighter as the favorite, public money has flipped the line in the American’s favor, listing Hill -140 and Prochazka +112 via FanDuel.
Jamahal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka UFC 311 start time, how to watch
Hill and Prochazka are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 11:20 p.m. ET. The fight will stream on ESPN+.
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