Tabatha Ricci earns nod vs. Angela Hill

Tabatha Ricci retains rolling.

Within the UFC on ESPN 62 co-main occasion, Ricci (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) defeated Angel Hill (17-14 MMA, 12-14 UFC) by unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.

The ladies’s strawweight bout came about on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The closely-contested battle wanted all quarter-hour to find out a winner. Each ladies had their moments, however Ricci’s clinch posed issues for Hill early. Hill tried to maintain the battle at distance and strike, however Ricci was profitable in getting inside.

Ricci scored a number of takedowns in Spherical 2 however was unable to a lot of something vital with them. The amount was excessive as each ladies landed punches. In Spherical 3, the frenetic tempo continued. Ricci appeared to barely edge Hill within the exchanges. She went on to brush the judges and win the battle.

One other dub for Child Shark 🦈@TabathaRicci takes residence the UD at #UFCVegas96! pic.twitter.com/BYSBWbxHML

— UFC (@ufc) August 25, 2024

With the win, Ricci has received two in a row, and 6 of her most up-to-date seven outings. Her solely two profession losses have come within the UFC towards Manon Fiorot and Crazy Godinez.

One of many longest-tenured ladies on the roster, Hill has a two-fight successful streak snapped. She drops to 4-2 in her most up-to-date six.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 62 outcomes embrace:

• Tabatha Ricci def. Angela Hill by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ryan Loder def. Robert Valentin by way of TKO (ground-and-pound) – Spherical 2, 1:49
• Mairon Santos def. Kaan Ofli by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 2, 1:30
• Michael Morales def. Neil Magny by way of TKO (ground-and-pound) – Spherical 1, 4:39
• Gerald Meerschaert def. Edmen Shahbazyan by way of submission (arm-triangle choke) – Spherical 2, 4:12
• Francis Marshall def. Dennis Buzukja by way of cut up choice (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
• Zach Reese def. Jose Medina by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Viacheslav Borshchev def. James Llontop by way of cut up choice (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
• Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Josiane Nunes by way of cut up choice (30-27, 29-28, 27-30)
• Wang Cong def. Victoria Leonardo by way of knockout (punch) – Spherical 1, 1:02

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