Angela Hill and Tabatha Ricci had an impressive 3-round war in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 96. Unlucky for Hill, the 31-fight veteran failed to register a third win on the trot after judges ruled the fight in favor of the Brazilian strawweight contender. However, the fans were livid with that decision, and after the fight, Hill shared a message on social media, garnering supportive reactions from the netizens.

It was a victory of youth over age at UFC Vegas 96 as Tabatha Ricci scored a unanimous win over Angela Hill, who’s found it hard to maintain a winning consistency. Having been a member of the UFC roster for almost a decade, ‘Overkill’ has had a modest record in Dana White’s promotion, but is yet to fight for a championship. There was hope that she might jump into the title scene with a win over Ricci, which she could have if not for the way the fight was judged.

Following the fight, Angela Hill shared a tweet, highlighting the fact that Tabatha Ricci’s significant strikes did no damage to her. “71 significant strikes to the head I guess,” wrote Hill with a photo of her face, which showed no signs of damage.

Having witnessed the fight, fans were enraged by the judges’ decision. They wholeheartedly believe that the fight was definitely in favor of Angela Hill, who seemed to have been robbed of an important win. Let’s see what they had to say.

Was Angela Hill robbed at UFC Vegas 96 against Tabatha Ricci?

Robbery is a word that’s been used multiple times by fans and popular personalities in the sport of MMA. It has become a thing for the fans, who claimed to have witnessed another instance of faulty judging at UFC Vegas 96 with the judges giving Tabatha Ricci a unanimous decision win. A couple of fans stated, “You should’ve won that,” and, “Angie got robbed,” siding with Angela Hill. One fan even went on to claim that this is just one of the many instances when ‘Overkill’ fell victim to a robbery. “They keep robbing you in these fights, unbelievable. See you soon,” that fan added.

Also, the three-round fight had fans claiming that Angela Hill had the 2nd and 3rd rounds in her pocket. They questioned the judges and said, “Judges dumb asf. How they give you round 3 but not 2 which was more in your favor.” The fans even backed Hill, who claimed that the 71 strikes from Tabatha Ricci had no impact whatsoever. “That’s what I would expect 71 strikes to the head from Tabatha Ricci to look like honestly,” an X user stated.

The eagle-eyed fans claimed that the most important reason why judges gave the win to Tabatha Ricci was because of the mid-round takedown on Hill, which might have impacted the scorecard. “Had you not gotten taken down with 45 seconds left in r2, you would’ve won,” another fan commented. But keeping the negative things aside, one fan praised Hill for registering almost 2000 significant strikes in her decade-long spell in the UFC. “I thought that was your fight! But congrats on 2000 significant strikes in your career,” an X user added.

UFC fans aren’t the only ones who’ve taken issue with the way fights are judged. Before his UFC 305 clash, Israel Adesanya raised the same issue. But what do you think? Was Hill robbed of a win, and maybe even a prospective title shot? Let us know in the comments below.