A women’s strawweight bout between ninth-ranked  Angela Hill and eleventh-ranked  Tabatha Ricco served as Saturday’s UFC Vegas 96 co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.   Hill entered the fight on a two-fight winning streak and having won four of her last five bouts.  She scored a second-round submission win over Luana Pinheiro in her last fight in May earning a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus.   Ricci made the walk to the octagon coming off a split decision win over Tecia Pennington.  Heading into Saturday, she had won five of her last six fights.     Ricci pressed forward with pressure and Hill landed a right hand.