LAS VEGAS – Jamahal Hill beat Klidson Abreu with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 9 in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Hill, who stayed unbeaten and got his first UFC finish after a decision in his official promotional debut.
Result: Jamahal Hill def. Klidson Abreu via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:51
Updated records: Hill (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Abreu (15-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Key stat: Hill landed two knockdowns – one early and a second that led to his TKO win.
Hill on the fight’s key moment
“I was looking for it (on the first knockdown), but I’m not going to press the issue to the point of my own demise. If I touched him once, I knew I could touch him again.”
Hill on putting people on notice
“I think I made a statement. I know I’m not somebody to be taken lightly. A lot of people like to play with my name, but keep on sleeping on me and I’ll let the doctor wake you up. I feel like I had an advantage everywhere. I trained everywhere. I’m just getting started – people don’t understand. When they really see everything I can do, they’ll get the picture.”
Hill on what he wants next
“Right now, I’m just putting my footprint down in this game. And whenever it’s time for me to step up and highlight Jon (Jones), I’ll step up and highlight Jon. I definitely feel like at some point in my career, that’s something that’s got to happen. For me, that’s something that has to happen.”
To hear more from Hill, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
