UFC on ABC 8 full fight: Jamahal Hill TKOs Thiago Santos in barn-burner fight
UFC on ABC 8 full fight: Jamahal Hill TKOs Thiago Santos in barn-burner fight A well-earned Fight of the Night.
Jamahal Hill's win prior to his championship breakthrough was a wild one.
Back in 2022, Hill headlined a UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas against veteran and former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos. Fireworks were expected, but few saw coming the war that both Hill and Santos put on in the octagon. The two light heavyweights went toe to toe for over three rounds, with Hill picking up a TKO win in Round 4. It was that victory that ended up propelling Hill to a title opportunity months later against Glover Teixeira at UFC 283.
You can watch Hill's thrilling win over Santos in the video above.
Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) returns to the cage this Saturday in the main event of UFC on ABC 8 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. He takes on former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) in a pivotal bout at 205 pounds.
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