Jamahal Hill finally gets to find out just how good he is.
UFC president Dana White has announced that Hill will face Glover Teixeira at UFC 283.. This announcement comes after the UFC 282 split draw between Jan Blachowicz & Magomed Anakalaev. This is Hill’s first title fight and it will be the opportunity for him to finally answer “Sweet Dreams”, his biggest question in life.
” “I feel so blessed,” Hill said to Ariel Helwani during The MMA Hour . “There’s some emotions there, just for the simple fact of what I had to do to get here, all the things that I had to endure to get here, all the things that were said, and all the questions I had to answer. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind talking about myself, so even back then when I told them, ‘Yeah, I could do that. I could be one of the best in the world. It would be great to compete for titles and be at the top of my game. But, I am here. I’m here. All those questions were answered.
” My biggest fear was not knowing my true potential. Without knowing my true potential. Now I can answer this question. All I ever wanted was to answer that question, and Jan. 21 it’ll be answered.”
Hill went on to explain that the question about how good he could become dated back to his previous jobs, working in factories in Michigan while trying to make his MMA dreams happen.
” What kind of life would you like to lead?” Hill stated. Hill said, “What would you like to say when your final day comes?” How did you spend your time? Like I said, ‘Oh I could have done this, or I could have done that.’ I had time where I stepped away from MMA and was just working. Working a factory job, not sure if I would ever make it back to this. So that was a question. …
“You had your dreams, you had your ambition. “Man, this is what I want. It’s hard to believe that I could live without knowing this, but I’m trying. I’m going to be honest, I’m more dangerous in this fight than I’ve ever been, because there is no losing for me. Because at the end, the truth is out, there’s no way for me to lose in this fight. Either I was competent enough, or I wasn’t. And that’s all I ever wanted, from the time I stepped in. To just know.”
Hill doesn’t get to answer that question, but he does know the feeling of accomplishment. Hill, who is just five years old, is currently vying for a World Championship. He knows this, and he plans to return to the factory where he worked as a worker to meet his mentor.
“I’m planning to visit the supervisor at some time this week and see if she is still there,” Hill stated. Hill said that the supervisor was there when we met and they had a talk. … I told him, ‘I was this, I was the top amateur in Michigan, I was blah, blah, blah,’ and he gave me this f****** look. ‘I’m not trying to be a dick, but if you do all that, you were really good like that, you wouldn’t be here. He wasn’t a ******!. It was just real s***. Like, don’t talk me to death.
” I don’t know what he meant to do, but I gave up. I quit the next day or my birthday. I called and set up my first pro fight, and that was the last job I had. I’ve been doing this since then.”
Hill will fight for the UFC light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 283 on Jan. 21 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Source: https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/15/23506250/jamahal-hill-ufc-283-title-shot-my-biggest-fear-was-dying-without-knowing-how-truly-good-i-was?rand=96749
