MMA fans in disbelief and disappointment with announcement of Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill as UFC 300 main event
- Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill were announced for the UFC 300 main event
- The fans were not excited about the fight after such a long wait
- Here's how they reacted
With just under two months to go until the major UFC 300 card, and after a lot of waiting, delays, and fan impatience, we finally have a main event.
And it isn't one that was expected.
As announced by UFC CEO Dana White following the conclusion of UFC 298, the main event of UFC 300 will see Alex Pereira defend the UFC light heavyweight championship against Jamahal Hill.
BREAKING!!!
— danawhite (@danawhite) February 18, 2024
The #UFC300 main event will be Pereira vs Hill April 13th from Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/YrfTxLWsZ2
This will mark Pereira's first defense of the title since winning it in the UFC 295 main event against former champion Jiri Prochazka. The title had been vacant as a result of an injury to Hill, who also won the title when it was vacant, by defeating Glover Teixiera in the main event of UFC 283.
The UFC 300 main event had been hotly debated, with rumors ranging from Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler, Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya and Leon Edwards vs. either Belal Muhammad or Khamzat Chimaev.
MMA Twitter expresses disappointment to announcement of Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill as UFC 300 main event
“Waiting months for the UFC 300 main event announcement”
— ᴍᴍᴀ ᴍᴀʀᴄᴜs 🏝️ (@mmamarcuss) February 18, 2024
Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill: pic.twitter.com/uYjPIhCbD6
I don’t think the pereira vs hill fight was the plan but the pressure was big to announce something and as time is ticking they just ran out of options
— Adam S. Kovacs🥋 (@adamskovax) February 18, 2024
UFC 300 is going to be a let down. Pereira vs hill is a shit headliner
— Christian Ellis (@ellis_christian) February 18, 2024
Anybody else think Dana White caught the clip of Ariel Helwani listing off options on the mma hour & said "we aren't doing any of those" & went with Pereira vs Hill #UFC300
— MMA Joey (@MMAJOEYC) February 18, 2024
UFC 300 main event Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill LMFAOOOOOO worst main event they could have conjured up. They dropped the ball big time. That’s like the 7th best fight on the card. What a joke.
— Chris (@PottsChris_) February 18, 2024
Dana has absolutely had us over here ... "A main event that no one is prepared for" .. "will blow you away" ... Pereira vs Hill.. 💀
— 🐺 (@RedWolfMMA) February 18, 2024
It's official #UFC299 is better than 300 #UFC300 #UFC298 pic.twitter.com/yR9FptdlfI
Jamahal Hill’s calf after taking a leg kick by Alex Pereira #UFC298 #UFC #UFC300 pic.twitter.com/Baw6DlWLvO
— Bobby (@RealBroBro) February 18, 2024
Hill vs Pereira is a dogshit main event for #UFC300 not gonna lie pic.twitter.com/JTK41b5XDv
— Top MMA Content (@TopMMAContent) February 18, 2024
Yall been clowning Hill enough. Forgot how fucking good he is. Alex Pereira run was cute, but it’s all over. Jamahal Hill gang where tf yall at. It’s gametime, I promise yall 🫱🏻🫲🏼🫡
— Pauli.♤ (@MMAPauli) February 18, 2024
I’ve been anticipating a potential fight between Pereira and Hill for a while. Did I think it would main event 300? No… but man… it will be a banger. Literally.
— Hannah Rose (@mrsmmacasual) February 18, 2024
I’ve learned out of nowhere that a lot of these new Hill fans are closeted Pereira haters, If Alex loses it’s gonna be 9/11 on the timeline
— Aj (@AjDuxche) February 18, 2024
Pereira vs. Hill will join Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway for the BMF title and Weili Zhang defending the UFC women's strawweight title against Yan Xiaonan as the featured headlining title fights for UFC 300.
UFC 300 will also feature Aljamain Sterling moving up to featherweight amd the UFC debut of Kayla Harrison. It will also include stars such as Charles Oliveira, Jim Miller, Deiveson Figueiredo, Cody Garbrant, Bo Nickal and more.