Angela Hill - a former animator turned a UFC record holder

The 37-year-old American Angela Hill is one of the UFC veterans. She holds several records of the organization at once. It's hard to believe, but before her fighting career, the girl worked as an animator and a bartender. This material will tell us interesting facts about the flamboyant woman.

Angela Hill was born on January 12, 1988, in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA.

There isn't much information about the girl's parents, but her grandparents are considered very famous in the United States. Betty and Barney Hill claimed to be a part of a mysterious abduction of an unidentified flying object. A possible alien abduction of the couple was seriously being discussed in America. After graduating high school, Angela earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Cooper Union College. Her major was animation. After her graduation, she got a job as an animator in a studio, but her pay was quite low. Hill decided to bartend part-time to improve her financial situation.

While still in college, the girl decided to improve her physical fitness and learn to stand up for herself. She joined a Muay Thai gym, but at the time she did not yet realize what difference martial arts would play in her life.

Angela saw that animation wasn't bringing her the income she wanted and decided to let go of her dream. She continued to work in a bar and started fighting for royalties. This scenario suited her just fine. Hill performed by the rules of kickboxing and achieved serious accomplishments. She won several titles and 16 victories and didn't lose a single fight. But that wasn't enough for the girl, and she decided to try her hand at MMA.

On April 26, 2014, Angela made a successful mixed martial arts debut, defeating Stephanie Skinner by technical knockout at USFFC 18 - Metal and Mayhem. After that success, Hill was invited to appear on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. Unfortunately, the American didn't manage to make an impact, she lost at the stage of qualifying fights to Carla Esparza. However, the UFC was interested in a girl with impressive striking skills. Hill won the right to fight in Dana White's organization.

In December 2014, Hill was able to defeat Emily Kagan by decision, but that was followed by losses to Tecia Torres and Rose Namajunas. After two unsuccessful fights, Angela was fired from the UFC.

The Invicta FC league was quick to take advantage of Hill's dismissal. Angela was offered a contract and the girl moved to her new organization. There she managed not only to win four fights in a row, but also to win the bantamweight championship belt. Besides, Hill has one successful title defense to her credit. It was at Invicta FC that Hill began to delight the public with her spectacular cosplays.

Angela has loved video games since her early childhood. At Invicta FC, Hill began going out to weigh-ins as various characters. This delighted the audience and helped the girl mentally as well. The American admitted that she got too caught up thinking about her UFC opponents and often burned out emotionally. So she decided to distract herself by creating her own costumes for spectacular performances.

Hill returned to the UFC in 2017 and is still a fighter for the organization. She didn't have any serious success in the title race (overall record in the UFC is 8-12), but she was able to achieve several major accomplishments in the promotion at once. Angela became the first African-American girl in the league and the first black girl to headline a UFC tournament. Hill also had the most fights (20) and the most time in the octagon (4 hours 38 minutes and 33 seconds) in the women's strawweight division.

Angela Hill has been competing in mixed martial arts at the highest level for years, but is still going strong. This year, the American gained a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Despite her UFC losing streak, Hill has no intention of giving up and will fight to the last, just like her favorite video game heroes.

Source: mma.metaratings