Alex Pereira will meet Jamahal Hill in UFC 300 headliner

Alex Pereira will meet Jamahal Hill in UFC 300 headliner،

Marc Raimondi, ESPN editorFebruary 18, 2024, 6:39 a.m.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — UFC 300 finally has its main event.

Alex Pereira will defend his UFC light heavyweight title against former champion Jamahal Hill in the headliner on April 13 in Las Vegas, UFC CEO Dana White announced on social media Saturday evening after UFC 298.

ESPN places Pereira at No. 7 on its pound-for-pound list.

Pereira (9-2) is the former UFC middleweight champion, and he was the fastest to win two division titles in UFC history (seven fights).

The Brazilian performer stopped Jiri Prochazka via TKO to win the 205-pound belt at UFC 295 in November. Pereira, 36, knocked out Israel Adesanya in November 2022 to win the middleweight title before returning the belt to Adesanya in April.

Hill (12-1, 1 NC) was out with a torn Achilles tendon. He never lost the light heavyweight title, but relinquished the belt last summer due to injury. Hill, a 32-year-old Chicago native, has won four straight and defeated Glover Teixeira to win the title in January 2023.

Pereira vs. Hill is the third title fight added to the card. Justin Gaethje will put his BMF belt on the line against Max Holloway, and Zhang Weili will defend the UFC women's strawweight title against Yan Xiaonan.