MMA champ Hill to relinquish UFC title due to Achilles injury.

Jamahal Hill to Vacate UFC Light Heavyweight Title Due to Injury

The UFC light heavyweight division will see a change in its titleholder as Jamahal Hill announced that he will be relinquishing the belt. Hill, who claimed the vacant title with a unanimous decision win over Glover Teixeira in January at UFC 283, ruptured his Achilles tendon, requiring surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation period.

“I have unfortunately suffered an injury,” Hill shared on his YouTube channel. “I’ve ruptured my Achilles’ tendon. It’s just one of those things that happens. It’s a tough injury.

“It’s one that will require surgery and will require time and rehab, keeping me out of action for a while.”

Hill becomes the second UFC light heavyweight champion to vacate the title in the past year, following Jiri Prochazka who relinquished it due to a serious shoulder injury.

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

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