Tecia Torres vs. Sam Hughes added to UFC 256

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Tecia Torres will still be competing at UFC 256 as a short-notice replacement has been found for her after original opponent, Angela Hill was forced out of their fight due to a positive COVID-19 test.

Torres announced on her social media several hours ago that the replacement fighter was set, but gave no further details regarding who it would be. Best Fight Picks on Twitter shed light on this and reported the news that Torres would be meeting promotional newcomer, Sam ‘Sampage’ Hughes.

Earlier this year, Torres returned to the Octagon after almost a year away and picked up a unanimous decision win over Brianna Van Buren at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov. The…