Angela Hill will continue to make history Saturday night.
Hill will become the first Black American woman to headline a UFC card when she faces Michelle Waterson in the Fight Night main event in Las Vegas. Hill already was the first Black American woman to sign with the UFC, which she did in 2014.
"I'm ready to put on a show," Hill told ESPN's Alisa Harrison this week. "[A main event is] something that I felt like I was on the cusp of for a really long time. And the fact that it's finally happened, I'm just embracing it. And I'm really happy to be having that type of exposure."
The bout is a key one in the women's strawweight division. ESPN has Waterson ranked No. 7 in that weight class.
Waterson (17-8) has dropped two straight following a three-fight winning streak. The New Mexico resident has long stated her goal to become the first mother to win a UFC title, and a win here would put her back on that path. Waterson, 34, is a former Invicta FC women's atomweight champion and a perennial contender in the UFC at strawweight since 2015. This will be her third UFC main event.
Hill (12-8) is coming off a very close split-decision loss to Claudia Gadelha in May. The San Diego resident was on a three-fight winning streak prior to that. Hill, 35, is one of the most active fighters on the UFC roster. She has the most fights in UFC women's strawweight history (15) and the UFC record for the least time spanning six consecutive fights (337 days). This will be Hill's seventh fight since March 23, 2019.
In the co-main event, the undefeated Ottman Azaitar faces Khama Worthy in a lightweight matchup. Azaitar (12-0) won his UFC debut via first-round knockout of Teemu Packalen in September 2019. Worthy (16-6) has won seven straight.
Also on the card, Roxanne Modafferi faces Andrea Lee in a women's flyweight rematch and veteran Ed Herman takes on up-and-comer Mike Rodriguez in a light heavyweight bout.
Marc Raimondi, Brett Okamoto and Jeff Wagenheim recap the action as the fights happen in Las Vegas.
Fight in progess:
Light heavyweight: Ed Herman (26-14 1 NC, 11-11 1 NC UFC, +200) vs. Mike Rodriguez (11-4 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC, -240)
Results:
Lightweight: Bobby Green (27-10-1, 8-5-1) defeats Alan Patrick (15-3, 5-3 UFC) by unanimous decision
Green picked up his third win in fewer than three months.
Green never came close to a finish, but made it look relatively easy. His hand speed and defensive skills were apparent in the standup, and he easily out-wrestled Patrick in the grappling exchanges. All three judges scored it a clean shutout for Green, 30-27.
Bobby Green is having a huge resurgence late in his career ! #UFC
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) September 13, 2020
Immediately after the bout, Green said he was disappointed with the performance, even though it was his third decisive victory in a row. He is now one win shy of matching his longest win streak in the UFC.
Green was simply a step ahead of Patrick, 37, all night. Patrick looked to take him down early, but Green had no trouble counter-grappling Patrick and moving into side control. He appeared to stun Patrick a little with punches late in the second round, but it was a pretty uneventful affair otherwise. Green's wrestling was far too much for Patrick, and he racked up offense from top position.
Prior to Saturday, Patrick hadn't fought since October 2018. He falls to 5-3 in the UFC.
-- Okamoto
Men's featherweight: Billy Quarantillo (15-2, 4-0 UFC) defeats Kyle Nelson (13-4, 1-3 UFC) by third-round KO
Quarantillo ran out of time as he was on his way to finishing Nelson late in the second round. Then he wasted no time in completing the job in Round 3, crushing Nelson with a straight right hand that sent the Canadian face-first to the canvas seven seconds into the final session.
The victory kept Quarantillo, a 31-year-old fighting out of Tampa, Florida, unbeaten inside the Octagon. He is 4-0 in the UFC and has won eight in a row overall.
What a shot by @BillyQMMA! Mix it up with this man at your own risk...
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) September 13, 2020
Both fighters came out looking to stake their place right from the start. Nelson, a 29-year-old Canadian, combined the urgency of someone who had lost two of his last three in the UFC with the confidence of one who had won his most recent bout. He was the aggressor and caught the attention of his opponent early with a hard overhand right, whereupon Quarantillo started looking for a takedown.
Much of the fight took place at close distance, either in clinches against the cage or in exchanges in the pocket. Both men got in some punishing shots in Round 1. In the second, Quarantillo appeared to be the fresher man as the round wore on, and in the final seconds he stalked a retreating Nelson, dropping him late and landing a big ground-and-pound punch right before the horn.
Then, seconds into the final round, Quarantillo stepped forward with a 1-2, with the range-finding jab followed by a right hand that collapsed Nelson.
For Quarantillo, it was his sixth career knockout and his 11th finish in 15 career wins.
-- Wagenheim
Women's bantamweight: Sijara Eubanks (7-4, 5-2 UFC) defeats Julia Avila (8-2, 2-1 UFC) by unanimous decision
Eubanks is a former world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, yet she has never won an MMA fight via submission. The rugged scrapper is usually content to trade hands on the feet.
On Saturday, she went back to her bread and butter. After losing the first round, Eubanks took Avila down in the second and third and used her superior grappling to earn a unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27).
Nice bjj by @SarJnCharge 👏🏽 #UFCVegas10
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 12, 2020
Avila started the fight with a flurry, wobbling Eubanks with punches. She later had success on the ground, ending the first round on Eubanks' back. Eubanks took control in the second round. Several times in the second, Eubanks had Avila in big trouble on the ground. Eubanks was working hard for an arm-triangle choke submission. Avila was able to survive, but Eubanks spent almost the whole round in top position working for a finish. All three judges scored the second round 10-8 for Eubanks.
Eubanks landed some big shots to start the third round, then went right back to her wrestling and grappling with more success. Eubanks landed hard ground-and-pound and spent most of the round in dominant position again.
"I'm confident in my jiu-jitsu that I can hang and I can dominate," Eubanks said.
Eubanks, 35, has won two straight, her first winning streak since moving up to bantamweight from flyweight. The Massachusetts native, who trains out of New Jersey, was a +240 betting underdog. Avila, a 32-year-old Oklahoma resident, had a four-fight winning streak snapped.
-- Raimondi
Lightweight: Kevin Croom (22-12, 1-0 UFC) defeats Roosevelt Roberts (10-3, 4-3 UFC, -110) by first-round submission
It took Kevin Croom more than 30 professional fights to break into the UFC -- and his debut could not have been any sweeter.
Croom (22-12) scored a massive upset over lightweight prospect Roosevelt Roberts (10-4), as he tapped Roberts with a standing guillotine just 31 seconds into the bout. Croom accepted the fight on short notice this week, after Roberts' original opponent, Matt Frevola, withdrew. Roberts was the biggest favorite on the card at -440.
Brooooo that was awesome #UFCVegas10
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) September 12, 2020
The finishing sequence began with a hard left hook by Croom, which dropped Roberts. Roberts looked for a takedown immediately after, which allowed Croom to snatch his neck. It's the fastest finish in UFC history for a lightweight making his debut. UFC president Dana White immediately tweeted that Croom would win a $50,000 performance bonus, regardless of whatever happened the rest of the night.
Roberts, 26, is considered a bright prospect at 155 pounds, but he has now lost two in a row to Croom and Jim Miller. He is 3-3 in the UFC.
-- Okamoto
Heavyweight: Alexander Romanov (12-0, 1-0 UFC) defeats Roque Martinez (15-6-2, 0-1 UFC) by second-round submission
That's what you call a smashing debut.
Romanov pummeled Martinez for practically every second of this heavyweight clash before securing a head-and-arm choke that elicited a tap-out at 4:22 of Round 2.
The victory extended two streaks for Romanov: He remains unbeaten as a pro and has gotten a stoppage in all 12 wins. This was his eighth submission to go with four knockouts.
Finally got that arm triangle i knew he would get it eventually. Amazing performance! #UFCVegas10
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 12, 2020
Romanov, a 29-year-old former sumo wrestler from Moldova, signed with the UFC last year but had had three fights canceled.
Martinez might have wished that this one was called off, too. The 34-year-old from Guam was resilient, taking everything Romanov dished out, but that was all he could bring to the table.
Romanov outstruck Martinez in significant strikes by 33-4 in Round 1, with Martinez throwing only seven while spending nearly the entire five minutes on his back, thanks to three Romanov takedowns, including a big slam. The second round was much the same, with Romanov getting a takedown less than 30 seconds in, then outlanding his opponent 22-3 in significant strikes before getting the submission.
Both fighters were making their UFC debuts, making this the only fight on Saturday's card featuring a fighter with no previous Octagon experience.
-- Wagenheim
Catchweight (165 pounds): Jalin Turner (10-5, 3-2 UFC) defeats Brok Weaver (15-6, 1-2 UFC) via second-round rear-naked choke
Turner basically got two finishes for the price of one.
Turner (10-5) rocked Weaver with a counter right hand in the second round of their 165-pound catchweight bout, but he did not initially follow him to the ground. Weaver was clearly hurt from the punch but never went unconscious, so referee Herb Dean did not stop the fight. Turner never went in for the kill, so Weaver was allowed back up, only to tap to a rear-naked choke at the 4:20 mark.
After knocking Brok Weaver down, @JalinTurner walked away and let him back up 😯 #UFCVegas10 pic.twitter.com/2fSO2JN9oq
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 12, 2020
"I thought he was out," Turner said. "There was no need to punch him again. But it is what it is."
Turner, who was supposed to fight Thiago Moises last week until Moises was pulled because of a positive COVID-19 test, was clearly the better striker throughout. He picked Weaver apart at range and dropped him in the first and second rounds. Weaver occasionally looked to wrestle, but he couldn't get Turner to the ground.
For Turner, it's his first win by submission since 2017. He improves to 3-2 in the UFC, while Weaver falls to 1-2.
"I was supposed to fight Thiago Moises last week, that fell out. They gave me the catchweight and I was ready to go," Turner said. "I didn't care who it was, I was ready to fight. I feel like I would have made a better statement if I had put him out in the first round, but getting that cage time is always good, growing my experience. I think I proved what I needed to prove and I still got more to prove.
"I'm going to go watch this fight like 500 times and nitpick all my little flaws. Something I already want to work on is throwing more volume, more punches, more numbers, and just slipping and countering a little bit better, keeping the pace."
-- Okamoto
Welterweight: Bryan Barberena (15-7, 6-5 UFC) defeats Anthony Ivy (8-4, 0-2 UFC) by unanimous decision
It had been 15 months since Barberena was in the Octagon, a layoff due to back surgery. One thing sure hasn't changed: He's rarely in a boring fight.
Barberena bested Ivy by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) in an entertaining back-and-forth welterweight bout. Ivy's strategy was to take the fight down to the ground. Barberena stuffed almost all of his takedown attempts and did what he does best, turning the fight into a brawl.
Barberena hurt Ivy with a body shot in the first round and then landed a flurry against the cage. Every time it seemed like Barberena had an opening, he attempted to pour it on. Ivy was game. He landed a hard combination in the second and finally got Barberena down late in the third. But otherwise, Barberena was the more aggressive, effective fighter on offense.
Ivy attempted 24 takedowns overall, the most in a single fight in UFC welterweight history, per ESPN Stats & Information research.
Barberena, 31, snapped a two-fight losing streak with the victory. The Tennessee resident had not fought since a loss to Randy Brown in June 2019. Ivy, a 30-year-old Texan, had a five-fight winning streak snapped.
"From the very first round, I saw he spent a lot of time trying to take me down and not being successful," Barberena said. "I saw him start to wear down. Definitely in his striking, he was labored, so I decided to take a step back and take my time more.
"I was trying to throw more power shots and kind of try to land big shots rather than just touch him up when he is covering high. So some adjustments were made by me and my corner, we made sure we wrestled hard going into that third round. We didn't want to end in the bottom, which we did, but I was in a submission attempt."
-- Raimondi
Women's flyweight: Sabina Mazo (9-1, 3-1 UFC) defeats Justine Kish (7-3, 3-3 UFC) by third-round rear-naked choke
It took her nearly 14 minutes, but Mazo finally found her range in a fight she was losing, dropping Kish with a right head kick and then finishing her with a quick rear-naked choke at 3:57 of Round 3.
For Mazo, a 23-year-old native of Colombia who fights out of Southern California, it was her third straight victory after she dropped her UFC debut in 2019.
Woooiw what a finish
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 12, 2020
Kish, 32, was the more aggressive fighter right from the start, moving forward and scoring with leg kick combinations throughout the first two rounds. It was necessary for her to close the distance, as Mazo had a 6-inch reach advantage. When the fight was at distance, Mazo was kicking, too, with one opening a cut next to Kish's left eye early on.
In Round 2, Kish became creative with her strikes, landing back fists (both spinning and straight) and connecting with side kicks to the body. But what she did not throw was no less effective. Her frequent feints drew out Mazo kicks, which Kish was able to dodge and counter.
Early on in the final round, though, Mazo found her target with three straight head kicks. Kish, a 32-year-old Muay Thai world champion who fights out of North Carolina, barely avoided a couple of others. Then one put an end to the evening's opening fight.
-- Wagenheim
Still to come:
Strawweight: Michelle Waterson (17-8, 5-4 UFC, +105) vs. Angela Hill (12-8, 6-6 UFC, -125)
Lightweight: Ottman Azaitar (12-0, 1-0 UFC, +115) vs. Khama Worthy (16-6, 2-0 UFC, -135)
Women's flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi (24-18, 3-6 UFC, +250) vs. Andrea Lee (11-4, 3-2 UFC, -300)
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