UFC 238: Angela Hill steps in for Felice Herrig vs. Xiaonan Yan
Angela Hill is not into taking vacations in 2019.
“Overkill” has agreed to step in for the injured Felice Herrig and meet Xiaonan Yan at UFC 238 in Chicago on June 8. Sources confirmed the strawweight bout to MMA Junkie following an initial report by ESPN.
The bout will mark three fights in less than four months for the San Diego-based competitor. Hill (9-6 MMA; 3-4 UFC) was submitted in the first round of her UFC Nashville meeting with Randa Markos on March 23; then jumped in as substitute and defeated Jodie Equibel last weekend at UFC Fort Lauderdale.
Now she’s right back at it, substituting for Herrig, who pulled out due to a torn ACL. This marks the second straight fight in which Hill substitutes for a fellow “Ultimate Fighter 20” cast mate, as Hill stepped in for Jessica Penne for the Esquibel bout.
Yan (10-1 MMA; 3-0 UFC) is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Syuri Kondo at UFC Beijing. This will mark the first time the native of China will compete outside Asia.