Tecia Torres and Angela Hill are going to run it back.
At UFC 256 on Dec. 12, two longtime members of the UFC’s 115-pound division, Hill (12-9 MMA, 7-9 UFC) and Torres (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC), will meet in a rematch of their clash from more than five years ago.
Multiple people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
While no official announcement has been made, UFC 256 is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on a combination of ESPN and ESPN+.
The first fight between Hill and Torres took place in October 2015 at UFC 188, which was the UFC’s first event in Mexico. That night, Torres beat Hill by unanimous decision.
Since that fight, Hill has gone 10-8 and briefly was cut from the UFC before re-signing with the promotion in early 2017 after a stint as Invicta FC’s strawweight champion. Torres has gone 5-5 in 10 UFC appearances since their first matchup.
Hill will look to rebound from back-to-back split decision losses to Michelle Waterson and Claudia Gadelha. Torres will be looking to turn a recent win over Brianna van Buren into a winning streak.
With the addition, the UFC 256 lineup includes:
- Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson – for UFC women’s featherweight title
- Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling – for UFC bantamweight title
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba
- Ronaldo Souza vs. Marvin Vettori
- Dwight Grant vs. Li Jingliang
- Angela Hill vs. Tecia Torres