RALEIGH, N.C. – Hannah Cifers is expecting to entertain her home crowd this Saturday.
North Carolina native Cifers (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) takes on Angela Hill (10-7 MMA, 5-7 UFC) at UFC on ESPN+ 24, in a matchup against a game striker who’s willing to throw down.
“She brings a lot of experience, you can never count that out,” Cifers told MMA Junkie on Wednesday. “She’s a really skilled striker. That’s mainly where she shines, it’s on the feet, so it’s going to be pretty fun. I’ve been working a lot of areas in my game, trying to smooth out some of those spots and just getting better.”
Since dropping her UFC debut to Maycee Barber on short notice, Cifers has notched back-to-back wins over Polyana Viana and Jodie Esquibel. Now, with a fight already scheduled in the first month of the year, Cifers is hoping for an active year in 2020.
“I like to be really hard on myself and set goals but also, as far as fighting, take it more one fight at a time,” Cifers said. “I’m focused on this fight but, since it is early in the year, I would like to fight maybe a couple more times this year.”
