Angela Hill won’t have to go through the full four months of USADA drug testing to make her UFC return after all.
Hill, the current Invicta women’s strawweight champion, will take on Jessica Andrade in a big 115-pound fight at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie on Feb. 4 in Houston, the UFC announced Tuesday. Her return at this juncture to the UFC means the promotion will waive a rule in its anti-doping policy stating an athlete coming back to the UFC must be in the USADA drug-testing program for four months before competing.
In a statement, the UFC said Hill re-enrolled in the testing pool Dec.