Undisputed light heavyweight champion and former undisputed middleweight kingpin, Alex Pereira is offcially slated to headline UFC 300 on April 13. – taking on former champion, Jamahal Hill in a championship grudge fight between the duo.
Winning vacant light heavyweight spoils back in November of last year at Madison Square Garden, Pereira landed a spectacular second round KO win over former champion, Jiri Prochazka, adding to prior spoils scored at the middleweight limit.
For Hill, the Dana White’s Contender Series alum became the first fighter to land gold in the promotion from the product, in the form of a decision win over Pereira’s close friend and training partner, Glover Teixeira back in January of last year on enemy territory in Brazil.