Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo perplexed by Jamahal Hill's UFC PI clash with Alex Pereira: "What is the purpose of you going up and saying that?"

Alex Pereira's near-scuffle with Jamahal Hill at the UFC Performance Institute raised some eyebrows when it took place. Now, a week later, it continues to raise eyebrows, with Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo now questioning the logic behind Hill's decision-making.

The manner in which Hill's confrontation with Pereira transpired did not make him look favorable in the eyes of many, leading to even more ridicule than what 'Sweet Dreams' is used to facing.

And during Usman and Cejudo's Pound 4 Pound podcast, the two men touched on the incident and found it perplexing:

"I don't know what that purpose was because this is the thing Henry, you know if we got issues, if it's on-site, like Jamahal Hill kind of made it look like, you should've let go right there. You're face-to-face, you gotta let go. As he came up, 'Not on Twitter now,' like it's gonna go down. But then you ain't swing on him [and] he said, 'Put the gloves on,' and you ain't put the gloves on. So what was the purpose of going up and saying that?"

Usman's words drew a humorous reaction from Cejudo, who poked fun at Hill's propensity for going on X tirades about Pereira and the irony of the entire confrontation:

"This isn't Twitter, won't put on the gloves, goes back to tweet about it."

Check out Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo sharing their thoughts on the Alex Pereira-Jamahal Hill feud (7:31):

Ever since Hill's embarrassing knockout loss to Pereira at UFC 300, he has been on a mission to repair his image.

He talked a tremendous amount of trash before the fight only to become arguably Pereira's easiest fight to date. He has been doing damage control since and is now determined to face Pereira in a rematch.

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Alex Pereira is open to rematching Jamahal Hill if the former champ wins at UFC 311

At UFC 311, Jamahal Hill faces fellow former light heavyweight champion Jiří Procházka in one of the most high-profile bouts on the stacked card.

If he emerges victorious, Alex Pereira revealed that he would be willing to grant 'Sweet Dreams' a rematch, saying as much while addressing their UFC PI run-in at last week's annual Fighters Only MMA awards:

"Well, it happens. This is the first time it's happened to me, but I'm very focused on myself. What he does doesn't interest me and he should worry about his next fight, and who knows? If he wins, he might have a second chance to fight me."

Check out Alex Pereira teasing a rematch with Jamahal Hill:

'Poatan' is currently expected to face Magomed Ankalaev, so a rematch with Hill will likely have to wait.