Jiri Prochazka regained his status in the UFC’s light heavyweight division last night (Sat., Jan. 18, 2025) at UFC 311 live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, Calif., stopping Jamahal Hill via third-round TKO in a matchup of former UFC champions.
This was a barn burner from the opening bell. Both Prochazka and Hill landed crisp punches that left the crowd in a roar. However, Prochazka seemed to have the more powerful shots and started to bloody Hill’s face. Prochazka also showed off better defense on his feet with consistent head movement.
Hill, who was trying to prove his doubters wrong, came back strong towards the end of the second round and did some good work to Prochazka’s body. Prochazka is as tough as they come, though, and eventually returned fire in the third. He cracked Hill with a huge left-right combination that sent “Sweet Dreams” to the canvas. Hill returned to his feet only to be later knocked down again and then finished with heavy ground-and-pound.
It was a huge finish by Prochazka as he returns to the UFC win column following a knockout loss to current division champion Alex Pereira in a rematch back at UFC 303. Check out Prochazka’s TKO stoppage over Hill below along with a post-fight callout of Pereira, who was sitting cageside (and just got booked for his next title defense).
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LIGHTWEIGHT REMATCH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) kicks off its 2025 pay-per-view (PPV) schedule on Sat., Jan. 18, with its seemingly-unstoppable lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, defending his 155-pound crown against late replacement, Renato Moicano, in the five-round main event. In UFC 311’s championship co-headliner from inside Intuit Dome in Inglewood (Los Angeles), Calif., undefeated 135-pound contender, Umar Nurmagomedov, challenges newly-minted bantamweight titleholder, Merab Dvalishvili, for the undisputed crown. UFC 311 will also feature the exciting returns of former light heavyweight champions Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill, as well as the pivotal middleweight showdown between Kevin Holland and Reinier De Ridder, and so much more! UFC 311’s start time is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET (Preliminary card) and 10 p.m. ET (PPV main card).
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