The victory over the Glover Teixeira in UFC 283 helped Jamahal Hill shed a series of impressive records. He became the first fighter to win after “graduating” UFC's selection series called Dana White's Contender Series. Hill attended the 21st event in July 2019, then was signed by UFC.
Before coming to UFC, Jamahal Hill used to compete in many tournaments such as Lights Out Championship (LOC) and Knockout Promotions (KOP). Hill attended 4 KOP events, and won the Light Heavyweight weight championship in June 2018. When receiving the title of Kop champion, Hill once shared that he will win the UFC in the future.
Hill's statement finally came true, even though it didn't come to him overnight. Since the day of becoming UFC fighters, Hill has been canceled the result of victory, as well as receiving the first failure in his career. But that could not stop him from coming to victory under the script that no one expected.
To prepare for the battle with Glover Teixeira, Hill is only 1 month. The chance suddenly came to him after a series of unexpected events: Jiri Prochazka was injured and could not protect the belt, Teixeira refused to fight Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev, then Bluchowicz's turn to defeat with Ankalev.
To solve the crisis in the Light Heavyweight at the time, Dana White was forced to promote a championship battle sooner than expected. That helped Hill soon become the UFC champion, in the context of his rank was not really capable of giving priority to fight a belt match.
For Jamahal Hill personally, his UFC championship is really a story that inspires young boxers. They can reach their dreams if they dare to set a big goal and pursue it, as Hill has done and succeeded.