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UFC Vegas 20 loses popular strawweight bout on day of the fight

Angela Hill
Angela Hill

UFC Vegas 20 is slated to take place on Saturday in Las Vegas. The heavyweight main event between top contenders Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane is still set, but the UFC Vegas 20 fight card took a major hit on Saturday.

A highly anticipated strawweight battle between the popular Angela Hill and Ashley Yoder was nixed the morning of the event.

UFC officials announced that Hill vs. Yoder was removed from the fight card because of COVID-19 safety protocols. MMAFighting sources indicated that the cancellation was because someone in Yoder's camp tested positive for COVID-19. UFC officials had not yet confirmed the details of the cancellation.

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The bout has already been rescheduled for the March 13 card featuring Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad.

The Hill vs. Yoder cancellation was the latest in a string of nixed bouts over the final three days leading up to the fights.

Officials released the following UFC Vegas 20 fight card update on Saturday while announcing the Hill vs. Yoder cancellation: