A women’s strawweight bout between Angela Hill and Jessica Andrade is reportedly set to take place at UFC Fight Night 104. If reports are true, it will be Hill’s first fight back in the UFC after she was released in 2015.
MMARising.com reported the news, saying sources close to the fight confirmed it to them.
Andrade (15-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) debuted in the UFC with a tough second round TKO loss to Liz Carmouche before going on a three fight tear. Decision victories over Rosi Sexton and Raquel Pennington was followed by a submission win over Larissa Pacheco. Andrade then faced Marion Reneau, but was submitted in the first round. Following the loss, the Brazilian defeated Sarah Moras before being submitted by Raquel Pennington in a rematch. The loss prompted a drop to 145lbs for Andrade, who has looked unstoppable at the weight, stopping Jessica Penne and Joanne Calderwood in her first two outings.
Hill (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter Season 20, but was defeated in the elimination round by eventual winner Carla Esparza. Hill was given a shot in the UFC, and defeated Emily Kagan in her debut. Her second bout came against Tecia Torres, but she lost the bout via decision. In her third UFC outing, Hill was choked unconscious by Rose Namajunas. “Overkill” looked better than ever after being released by the promotion, scoring two stoppage victories, which earned her a Invicta FC title fight. Hill won the fight, and the title, defeating Livia Renata Souza in May at Invicta FC 17. In her most recent outing, the 30-year-old defeated Kaline Medeiros, and successfully defended her Invicta FC Strawweight Championship for the first time.
UFC Fight Night 104 takes place live from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on February 4, 2017. The card is expected to be headlined by a featherweight match-up between Dennis Bermudez and Chan Sung Jung.
