Angela Hill books Ketlen Souza for UFC fight No. 27
The UFC’s all-time female fight leader is adding another bout to her tally.
Angela Hill returns for promotional fight No. 27 at UFC Fight Night 251 on Feb. 15 when she takes on rising Brazilian strawweight Ketlen Souza at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Hill (17-14 MMA, 12-14 UFC) aims to bounce back from an August unanimous decision loss to Tabatha Ricci that snapped a two-fight winning streak. Hill has been on the UFC roster since early 2017 and has competed a whopping 26 times since then.
Souza (15-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has found momentum since a debut loss to Karine Silva. She’s won consecutive fights against Marnic Mann and Yazmin Jauregui to align her with the biggest-name matchup she’s had to date.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 251 lineup includes:
- Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory Rodrigues
- Edson Barboza vs. Steve Garcia
- Calvin Kattar vs. Youssef Zalal
- Yuneisy Duben vs. Carli Judice
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Nazim Sadykhov
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov
- Jose Delgado vs. Connor Matthews
- Billy Ray Goff vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
- Dylan Budka vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Vince Morales vs. Elijah Smith
- Jesus Aguilar vs. Rafael Estevam
- Don’Tale Mayes vs. Valter Walker
- Kaue Fernandes vs. Jared Gordon
- Andre Petroski vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Angela Hill vs. Ketlen Souza
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 251.