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American professional mixed martial artist, Jamahal Hill @sweet_dreams_jhill has announced that he has given up his Light Heavyweight Championship due to a ruptured Achilles.
The 32-year-old made the announcement on Thursday night (July 13, 2023) on his YouTube channel. Hill said his injury will “require surgery.”
“I have unfortunately suffered an injury. I’ve ruptured my Achilles. Yeah,” Hill said. “This is one of those things that happens, you know, it’s a tough injury. It will require surgery. It will require time, rehab, and things for me to be out for a while. So also with that, you know, I was given an opportunity, I was given a blessing, you know, and that came at the misfortune of someone else.”
“Jiri Prochazka was the champion, and he suffered an injury as these things happen. He gave up the belt and allowed for others to not hold the division. To keep the division moving forward. To keep entertaining, to make sure that people had a champion. I’ll do the same.”
“Right now, the biggest thing is focusing on my recovery, focusing on getting back to 100 per cent. I need to take some time to focus on my health and make sure that I’m 100 per cent and I’m the fighter that everybody knows who I am and who I’ve been since I’ve stepped into this. In order to do that, I need to focus on healing and getting ready and rehabbing.”
Hill made his UFC debut against Darko Stosic on January 25, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 166, which he won via unanimous decision. In January 2023, he became the first Dana White’s Contender Series alumn to win a UFC Championship.
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