UFC Vegas 20 will be down another fight later this evening (Sat., Feb. 27, 2021) live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as a women’s strawweight scrap between Angela Hill and Ashley Yoder has been removed from the card.
Per a recent UFC statement, the 115-pound rematch was nixed due to COVID-19 safety protocols. The bout has been rescheduled for UFC Vegas 21 on Mar. 13 (fight card details HERE).
Hill, who defeated Yoder via decision back in 2017, is coming off a busy 2020 campaign. The veteran contender went 2-2 with split-decision losses to top contenders Michelle Waterson and Claudia Gadelha. She was hoping to start 2021 off on the right foot but will now have to wait a few more weeks to get her chance.
Yoder, who has gone just 3-3 since her loss to Hill, is coming off a decision win over Miranda Granger back in November. The former Ultimate Fighter standout was hoping to spark just her second UFC win streak with a victory over Hill this weekend, but Yoder will now have a little extra time to round out her preparation.
UFC Vegas 20’s updated fight card is as follows:
Main Card (ESPN+)
8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane
Nikita Krylov vs. Magomed Ankalaev
Montana De La Rosa vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera
Alex Caceres vs. Kevin Croom
‘Prelims’ Undercard (ESPN+)
6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT
Thiago Moises vs. Alexander Hernandez
Sabina Mazo vs. Alexis Davis
Vince Cachero vs. Ronnie Lawrence
Dustin Jacoby vs. Maxim Grishin
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 20 fight card RIGHT HERE, starting with the ESPN+ preliminary card bouts at 6 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 8 p.m. ET.