Growing up, everyone heard stories from their grandparents. It was the best part of our childhood. However, the UFC star Angela Hill shares a rather distinctive experience compared to others. Her grandparents were themselves a part of one of the most legendary stories that many are aware of. The alien abduction of Barney and Betty Hill. That’s correct. They were the UFC star’s grandparents.

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According to the legend, the couple was abducted by aliens on September 19, 1961. The event took place in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This was the first widely publicized incident of an extraterrestrial abduction in American history. And now, more than 60 years later, Netflix is collaborating with Barack and Michelle Obama to produce a movie about the incident. And in light of this development to her grandparents’ story, Angela Hill has a little request for the Obamas.

According to reports, the film adaption will be called “White Mountains” and is produced by Higher Ground Productions along with the Obamas.

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Include my family, says Angela Hill

As her family’s legendary story is now set to have a movie adaptation, Hill has put forth a modest plea to the Obamas; to include her family in this project in some way. The UFC star took Twitter to make this request when she learnt about this big news.

The 37-year-old wrote, “Just found out about @netflix producing a project about my grandfather Barney Hill’s abduction. @HGMedia @BarackObama @MichelleObama I would love for my family to somehow be a part of this! 🛸🙏🏾”. 

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In addition to the inclusion of her family in this project, the 37-year-old also made a separate request addressing her own self-interest in this movie adaptation.

Hill wants a role in this adaptation

Along with making a humble request to the Obamas and Netflix for the inclusion of her family in this project, Hill also showed her interesting in playing a small role in this film. She even mentioned in her tweet that her nana’s role would be the ideal one for her.

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Angela Hill tweeted, “I mean can i get a background role or something? I can play my nana, my grandfather’s first wife😂”. Now that will be an interesting development in the project.

What do you think? Should Hill get to play a role in the movie?

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Mayur Soni is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. His journey as an MMA fan started with Conor McGregor’s historic 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo in 2015, which sparked his love for the sport. Since then, he has closely followed the sport and gained an in-depth understanding of its nuances, which reflects in his insightful and analytical writing. Mayur's article on Kamaru Usman's injury displays his dedication to providing comprehensive coverage of athletes from various perspectives. In addition to his love for combat sports, Mayur is also an avid marathon runner. His experience as a marathon runner has given him a deep appreciation for the connection between the mind and body, which he sees reflected in the sport of MMA. As a writer, Mayur's background in theatre also informs his approach to storytelling, allowing him to craft engaging and captivating articles that bring MMA to life for readers.

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