Can Angela Hill keep doing her thing?
Not even a worldwide pandemic can keep Hill (12-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) out of the octagon.
The Alliance MMA competitor’s happy romp through the strawweight division has been one of the most enjoyable storylines in a year that doesn’t have too many of them.
We last saw Hill on Feb. 23, when she scored a unanimous decision victory over Loma Lookboonmee in New Zealand. That marked her third consecutive victory and pushed her to 4-2 during a run in which she competed six times in 11 months, the most fights a UFC fighter has ever had in that span in the modern era.
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Now, Hill is back for fight No. 7 in 14 months, and this time the stakes have risen: Hill is meeting long-time contender Claudia Gadelha (17-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in a considerable leap in competition. Hill joined “The Ultimate Fighter” with just one professional career fight. With a win over Gadelha, she’d announce she finally has arrived as a legitimate contender in one of MMA’s deepest divisions.