The light heavyweight division is a weight class in combat sports. The UFC light heavyweight division ranges from 186.1 pounds to 205 pounds (84 to 93 kg). Today we will discuss about UFC light heavyweight: Rankings| Why is the title vacant.
UFC light heavyweight: Rankings| Why is the title vacant
The UFC Light Heavyweight title is currently vacant as Jamahl Hill has decided to vacate the title due to a serious Achilles tendon injury. This injury is so significant that he may be out for the rest of the year and possibly even longer. Hill shared the news in a special video on his YouTube channel, which was released on July 14.
Rankings
| RANK | FIGHTER | OVR | UFC |
|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
 |
Jiri Prochazka | 29-3-1 | 3-0 |
| 2 |  |
 |
Alex Pereira | 8-2 | 5-1 |
| 3 |  |
 |
Jamahal Hill | 13-1 | 7-1 |
| 4 |  |
 |
Magomed Ankalaev | 16-1-1 | 9-1-1 |
| 5 |  |
 |
Jan Blachowicz | 29-10-1 | 12-7-1 |
| 6 |  |
 |
Nikita Krylov | 30-9 | 11-7 |
| 7 |  |
|
Johnny Walker | 21-7 | 7-4 |
| 8 |  |
|
Anthony Smith | 37-18 | 12-8 |
| 9 |  |
 |
Volkan Oezdemir | 19-6 | 7-6 |
Why is the title vacant
It is cursed. Late last night, Jamahl Hill announced on his YouTube channel that he suffered a serious leg injury and was removing his belt.
In another breaking news episode of the program, Ariel Helwani and Petey Carroll are here to discuss the following:
Could the UFC 291 co-main event between Jan Blachowicz and former middleweight champion Alex Pereira become a vacant title fight
