Angela Hill steps in to fight Loma Lookboonmee on short notice at UFC on ESPN+ 26

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Angela Hill steps in to fight Loma Lookboonmee on short notice at UFC on ESPN+ 26

Angela Hill will answer the short-notice call yet again.

Hill will replace Hannah Goldy and take on Loma Lookboonmee at UFC on ESPN+ 26. MMA Junkie confirmed the matchup after Hill’s manager posted the news on social media.

UFC on ESPN+ 26 takes place Feb. 22 (Sunday, Feb. 23 locally) at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The card streams on ESPN+.

Hill (11-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) secured consecutive wins for the first time in her UFC career with back-to-back finishes of Ariane Carnelossi and Hannah Cifers, with the latter coming less than two weeks ago in Raleigh, N.C. It will be the sixth time Hill competes within the last 12 months.

The first Thai-born fighter to compete for the UFC, Lookboonmee (4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) impressed in her UFC debut as she defeated Alexandra Albu at UFC on ESPN+ 20 in Singapore.

The latest UFC on ESPN+ 26 lineup now includes:

Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker
Jimmy Crute vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Sosoli
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Yan Xiaonan
Magomed Mustafaev vs. Brad Riddell
Kevin Aguilar vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Jalin Turner vs. opponent TBA
Jake Matthews vs. Emil Meek
Song Kenan vs. Callan Potter
Kai Kara-France vs. Tyson Nam
Angela Hill vs. Loma Lookboonmee
Maki Pitolo vs. Takashi Sato
Priscila Cachoeira vs. Shana Dobson

Angela Hill steps in to fight Loma Lookboonmee on short notice at UFC on ESPN+ 26