Jamahal Hill fired back at Magomed Ankalaev.
‘Sweet Dreams’ was not pleased to hear that Khalil Rountree, ranked No. 8 contender, would be challenging light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira at UFC 307 in October.
Hill’s main concern was that Rountree was previously suspended by the NSAC for using a banned substance and had to pull out of a fight in June. Now, he is being rewarded with a title shot, despite Hill believing there are more deserving candidates.
Someone like Magomed Ankalaev, who has a 10-fight win streak and is currently ranked No. 2 in the light heavyweight division.
However, Ankalaev is not complaining.
In response to Hill’s frustration, Ankalaev suggests that Hill should focus on working his way up if he wants another shot at the title.
“Why is Jamahal Hill crying? Pereira just made you sleep, get back in the like and work your way up or be ready for Abu Dhabi because Rakic may pull out,” Ankalaev wrote.
Jamahal Hill claps back at ‘Clout Chaser’ Magomed Ankalaev
In response to Ankalaev’s comment, ‘Sweet Dreams’ delivered a lengthy rebuttal, calling out Ankalaev for his failed title opportunity against Jan Blachowicz and the comments that may be impacting his current standing in the division.
“I made a reaction video about the Khalil Rountree and Alex Pereira fight announcement and there was one guy in particular who yeah, I will agree he’s been given the run-around by the business right and I’m assuming now, he’s learned his lesson now to watch his mouth ‘cuz as you know, we talking about Mrs, I ain’t even going to, little ‘Frudamed Gankalaev’, ankle grabber, whatever you want to call him,” Hill said on his YouTube channel. “This dude just can’t stop trying to like clout chase in whatever way he can. Bro like, you fought to a draw, you had your chance, you had your chance of winning the title.
“Now, I am one of the people that agree that he should have been next in the title shot above Khalil Rountree, and I spoke on this. But, for you to say like, say I’m crying because I spoke on an obvious fact of the game that affects everybody in our weight class and things like that, I see what you tried to do bro. You see that the whole fan base, they’re kinda against me, they kind of want to throw sh*t on me and sh*t like that.
“You think that you can get some cool points by jumping on that bandwagon and trying to call me out. Stop it bro, stop it bro. I would expect a low IQ move like that from you, you know what I mean. You don’t want to say anything about the fight being announced because you’ve now learned your lesson from the time whenever you lost, talking about you don’t want to fight for the UFC and now they have now smacked your hand and now you know to watch your mouth and stay in check” (h/t MMA News).
Three weeks after the Pereira and Rountree fight in Salt Lake City, UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi will feature a light heavyweight bout between top-five contenders Magomed Ankalaev and Aleksandar Rakic.
Hill believes Ankalaev should focus on his upcoming fight rather than trying to provoke him and score points with the fans. However, if Rakic is unable to fight, Hill is ready to step in and prove himself against Ankalaev.
“They don’t even like you enough to let you fight [for the title] over the #8 dude! So chill out bro, chill out tryna get cool points bro, focus on other sh*t. You got a fight coming up against Rakić, shout out to Rakić cuz’ he’s very well capable of putting your a** out. But, best believe if my phone ring and they need somebody to come step in and handle you, bro you’re light work for me. You’re light work for me and I can’t wait to show that.”
