28-fight strawweight veteran Angela Hill has her subsequent project as she faces Fatima Kline, who is likely one of the prime up and coming prospects within the division, on the upcoming UFC 322 card in New York on Nov. 15 from Madison Sq. Backyard.
A number of folks with data of the promotion’s plans confirmed the information to MMA Combating on Wednesday. MMA Junkie initially reported the information.
Hill enters the struggle with hopes of returning to the win column following a unanimous resolution loss to Iasmin Lucindo in her earlier outing again in August. Total, Hill sports activities a 3-2 file in her previous 5 fights, which incorporates victories over Ketlen Souza and Luana Pinheiro.
As for Kline, she appears to be like to construct on a formidable two-fight win streak that features knockout finishes over each Melissa Martinez and Victoria Dudakova. Kline bounced again from her solely loss within the octagon when she fell to Jasmine Jasudavicius in her debut, which got here on quick discover, however she’s confirmed herself together with her two most up-to-date wins within the UFC.
Hill vs. Kline joins a rising lineup headed to New York Metropolis with the principle occasion pitting welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena in opposition to former light-weight champion Islam Makhachev as he strikes as much as 170 kilos for the primary time within the UFC.
The cardboard additionally incorporates a girls’s flyweight title struggle as reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko defends her belt in opposition to Zhang Weili, who relinquished her strawweight title to maneuver as much as 125 kilos in an try to grow to be a two-division champion.
