CHICAGO – Angela Hill didn’t know she’d be making such a quick turnaround after winning a decision in late April.
But when Felice Herrig tore her ACL, she volunteered to face the almost unbeaten Xiaonan Yan at UFC 238, which takes place Saturday at United Center.
Xiaonan (10-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has lost just once in her career and so far won three UFC fights, all by decision. Hill (9-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) doesn’t see that as an advantage, however.
“An opponent who hasn’t tasted loss in a long time, sometimes they’re easier to break,” Hill told MMA Junkie. “They’re riding off that high of never feeling like they’re losing, and I think she hasn’t felt that in the UFC yet.
“Once she starts feeling that pressure and the anxiety of being in a fight and feeling it slip away from her, that could be an easier break than someone who’s been that road and is like, (expletive) it, bite down on that mouthguard and keep going. I definitely feel like that could be an advantage.”
Check out the full interview with Hill above.
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