"Jan vs Alex for vacant title"—Jamahal Hill's curse may become Alex Pereira's blessing, fans say after injury reveal.

Alex Pereira may have just gotten lucky. The Brazilian is set to face Jan Bachowicz at UFC 291. This will be his first fight in the MMA light heavyweight division. At first, the fight was seen as a chance to win the title, but that may no longer be the case. Jamahal Hill just said that he will be giving up the light heavyweight title because he hurt his Achilles tendon and will be out of action for a long time. Fans have asked for Pereira's fight with Bachowicz to be changed into a title fight for the empty regional throne.
If the UFC gives in to these requests, either Jan Bachowicz would get his old title back or Alex Pereira would set a record by becoming the fastest two-division champion in the history of the promotion. He would do this in just his 10th MMA fight and his fifth UFC fight, which would be a record.

Also, if "Poatan" wins, it could lead to Israel Adesanya's first title defence being a blockbuster if he goes up to light heavyweight to try to become a double champion and beats Dricus du Plessis in their expected title fight later this year. Fans said on Twitter that they thought Jamahal Hill's injury could lead to the title fight between 'Poatan' and Jan Bachowicz. One fan wrote, "Jan vs. Alex for the vacant title?" Another user said the same thing by saying, "Make Jan vs. Alex for the belt."

"Pereira vs. Bachowicz for the belt" was one idea for making it a title fight. Another fan said, "Jan vs. Pereira for the belt seems very likely."