It has been a tough week for former middleweight champion Sean Strickland, who may lose his silver medal place at an all-time UFC record list this weekend.
After Dricus Du Plessis defeated Strickland to retain the title of 185 pounds, his head coach would come out at Xtreme Couture to criticize the performance of his Star student as “uninspired”.
The former champion would then take his second loss of the week; Admitting that it was unlikely that Eric Nicksick would be back in his corner after those comments – unfortunately for 'Tarzan', he might soon have a third L.
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UFC Vegas 102 Star could surpass Sean Strickland on record list of all time
UFC Vegas 102 is going down this weekend, with the Fight Night Card with head through middleweight contenders 'Killa Gorilla' Cannonier and Gregory 'Robocop' Rodrigues.
It is a remarkably solid top tones, with people like Calvin Kattar and Edmen Shahbazyan who have to compete-on the UFC Vegas 102-Prelims, there is also a promotion veteran who is hopefully to take Sean Strickland's place on a record list of all time .
Angela 'Overkill' Hill remains one of the most experienced and popular female hunters on the Roster; And could be set to catch up in Strickland in terms of all time important strikes that landed this weekend.
In anticipation of UFC Vegas 102, Hill is in third place and 2036 has landed important strikes in its UFC office period; She is only 161 important strikes behind Strickland, which retains second with 2197.
That can be a tough question for 'Overkill', although she certainly has the skills to surpass 'Tarzan' as her record for the most important strikes that have landed in a single UFC fight on 182 (US Emily Ducote in 2022).
Both Hill and Strickland chase Max Holloway, who leads this category of all time with 3457 important strikes.
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This weekend Hill could also surpass the legendary former champions Kamaru Usman and Frankie Edgar in terms of most strikes that have landed in the UFC history – Strickland is only five strikes behind Hill in this category.
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Angela Hill takes on Ketlen Souza on UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues
Angela Hill faces Brazilian Ketlen Souza on the Prelims of UFC Vegas 102 and for the event, spoke with UFC news about the matchup.
“I am excited that I can fight someone who is new to the division, which is rather green and comes off a big victory … There is a lot that I can use with her skills, with the fact that I am much more experienced.”
In May 2024, Hill secured a 'Version of the Night' bonus against Luana Pinheiro, but lost her last fight via unanimous decision to Tabatha Ricci at Tabatha Ricci in August – now she is desperate to go back to winning ways.
“I want to get a finish, I want to get a big win, I want to look at the top 10 for my next matchup and do as much as possible this year; I want to fight the best in the world and there is still a handful that I have not been able to fight yet. “
Souza enters UFC Vegas 102 at the back of a two-Fight winning streak, including an impressive entry in the first round on Yazmin Jauregui at UFC 306: O'Malley vs Dvalishhvili.
UFC Vegas 102 goes live from the Apex on Saturday 15 February.
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