Former UFC champion Jamahal Hill came face-to-face with a viral Jiri Prochazka fan after his knockout loss at UFC 311.
Jamahal Hill‘s second-straight defeat at UFC 311 was another stunning setback in the former UFC titleholder’s campaign for light heavyweight supremacy. But despite the loss, Hill was still in a light-hearted mood as he came face-to-face with a viral Jiri Prochazka lookalike outside the Intuit Dome.
Hill and Prochazka treated fans to a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate on the main card of UFC 311 in Los Angeles last Saturday. In a back-and-forth affair in which both former titleholders dealt out heavy blows, Prochazka finished Hill in Round 3 with brutal ground-and-pound to get back into the title mix.
It was another disappointing performance from Hill, who returned to the cage for the first time since a knockout loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 300 last year. He’s 0-2 since undergoing surgery on a torn Achilles in 2023.
After his win at UFC 311, Prochazka met a fan recreating his signature fight night look outside of the venue, and the clip made waves on social media. Shortly after Prochazka met the fan, Hill also ran into the fan and had a more cordial interaction than the fan probably expected.
Jamahal Hill shares hilarious meeting with viral Jiri Prochazka fan after UFC 311 loss
After jokingly trying to get into a physical altercation with the fan, in the clip below, Hill laughed at the face-to-face encounter and showed the fan respect. It was a classy gesture from Hill after another tough defeat that sent him further backward in the UFC light heavyweight title picture.
The viral fan in the clip below wasn’t the only Prochazka fan who got a huge spotlight at UFC 311. After a cancer patient donning Prochazka’s ‘War Hair’ made waves on social media, Prochazka flew her out for UFC 311, sitting Octagonside and getting the chance to meet her favorite fighter.
As Prochazka revealed at the UFC 311 pre-fight press conference, the former UFC champion will donate a large sum to a cancer charity following his victory. UFC CEO Dana White will match Prochazka’s generosity with his own donation.
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Jamahal Hill takes UFC 311 defeat in stride after second consecutive knockout loss
Prochazka bounced back from a UFC 303 short-notice loss to Pereira with his victory over Hill at UFC 311. After the win, he’s potentially set to face the Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev winner, depending on the result of the upcoming UFC 313 headliner.
Between two losses to Pereira, Prochazka earned a come-from-behind win over Aleksandar Rakić at UFC 300 in one of the most important victories of his career. The former UFC light heavyweight champion is beginning to reclaim the form that saw him defeat Glover Teixeira for the belt at UFC 275.
Despite suffering from the jaws of defeat, Hill made sure to keep it classy with the Prochazka fan shortly after UFC 311. Inside the Octagon, he’ll look to bounce back with his anticipated return later this year.
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