Jamahal hill is fighting Glover Teixeira January 21st at UFC 283 but before that fight was announced Jamahal Hill was originally booked to fight Anthony Smith.
With the light heavyweight title still being vacant after the UFC’s last attempt to crown a champion. The UFC scratched Hill vs. Smith and obviously Hill was booked against Teixeira.
Smith was given this news that he was out during a tv broadcast, and handled in with true class and character, took it on the chin and moved on.
Not long after the fight was announced Hill reached out to Smith to see how he felt about coming out to train with him, without hesitation Smith joined Hill’s training camp.
Anthony Smith is also the backup fighter for the Hill vs. Teixeira fight.
For most people looking at that, they think it’s weird that 2 fighters are training together, with the possibility of fighting each other, but Hill and Smith don’t feel that way at all, Jamahal posted to instagram thanking Smith and giving him very high praise, and respect
Smith has also gone on record multiple times, saying that at the end of the day if himself and Hill end up fighting, it’s nothing personal, strictly business.
Both men are professionals and at the end of the day they’re going out to entertain no matter who’s on the opposite side of the cage.
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