The rematch between Angela Hill and Ashley Yoder will have to wait.
The UFC announced on Saturday that a scheduled strawweight fight between Hill and Yoder at UFC Vegas 20 was officially postponed “due to the COVID-19 protocols”. Hill and Yoder were rescheduled to compete on March 13 at UFC Vegas 21.
According to a video posted by Yoder on Instagram, in which she also apologizes to Hill and her team, one of Yoder’s cornermen tested positive for COVID-19.
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At his first meeting at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale in July 2017, Hill defeated Yoder by unanimous decision.
Hill vs. Yoder would happen on UFC Vegas 20 main card, at UFC APEX, in Las Vegas. It is not yet known whether another fight will be lifted from the preliminaries to take the place. The card will continue with nine fights.
See the updated list below (the preliminary start time may change):
Primary card (ESPN + at 8 pm ET)
Jairzinho Rozenstruik x Ciryl Gane
Nikita Krylov vs. Magomed Ankalaev
Montana De La Rosa x Mayra Bueno Silva
Pedro Munhoz vs Jimmie Rivera
Alex Caceres vs. Kevin Croom
Preliminaries (ESPN + at 6 pm ET)
Alexander Hernandez vs. Thiago Moises
Alexis Davis vs Sabina Mazo
Vince Cachero x Ronnie Lawrence
Dustin Jacoby vs. Maxim Grishin