Angela Hill baffled Tecia Torres would ‘rather sit out’

Editorial by Crocodile Dundee

Prior to her short notice rematch against Ashley Yoder coming together for UFC Vegas 20, Angela Hill thought her next fight would almost certainly come against Tecia Torres.

The former Ultimate Fighter housemates were originally scheduled to fight this past December, but Hill contracted COVID-19 and the bout was scrapped. Once she was healthy again, she fully expected the matchup to be rebooked, but then she blasted Torres on social media for turning down the fight.

Torres then responded, explaining how she wasn’t interested in the rematch considering her current winning streak as well as a previous victory in 2015.

According to Hill, the UFC matchmakers did everything possible to rebook the fight again, but she said Torres wanting nothing to do with her despite previously signing to face her this past December.

“I have been waiting for a call from [UFC matchmaker] Mick [Maynard] to reschedule that fight, especially after listening to Tecia’s post fight scrum,” Hill explained when speaking to MMA Fighting during Thursday’s UFC Vegas 20 media day. “She’s like ‘I want to get right back in there, quick turnaround,’ and so I’m waiting like OK, she already signed the contract for me for December, so nothing has changed. It’s not like she fought someone who was ranked or fought someone who even had experience or fights in the UFC.

“Then I keep hearing back that she doesn’t want the fight anymore. That really bummed me out. Because it’s a redemption thing. Yoder’s probably coming in here with the same idea like it’s her chance for redemption of a loss that happened in the past, like a long time ago. So I was excited about that fight. I feel like I’ve gotten better than her in the recent years, and she kind of showed that she has no interest in fighting me.”

While Torres hasn’t offered any further details about what comes next beyond her original statement, Hill claims the UFC gave her an ultimatum to accept the fight, or potentially sit on the sidelines for several months until another opportunity arises.

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