Новости за 21.01.2023

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Zarah Fairn dos Santos will be honoring her mother when she enters the octagon Saturday to face Josiane Nunes at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The French featherweight is the daughter of Maria Josi dos Santos — a Brazilian woman who happens to have the same name of her next opponent — and a Moroccan man.

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Jon Jones’ heavyweight debut is finally official for March 4, and Brazilian prospect Jailton Almeida would have the time of his life if one day he gets to face the UFC star in the future.

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Brandon Moreno is ready to put Deiveson Figueiredo behind him for good.

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Following a “Fight of the Year” candidate against Khamzat Chimaev this past April, Gilbert Burns was anxious to book at least one more 2022 appearance in the UFC.

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Jessica Andrade flew to China to defend her UFC strawweight title against Zhang Weili in 2019 and lost, and now wants the 115-pound queen to return the favor.

In the final episode of UFC 283 embedded, Jamahal Hill battles Daniel Cormier in Madden, the fighters cut weight, Glover Teixeira works out on the beach, and the fighters step on the scale for ceremonial and official weigh-ins.

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MMA Fighting has a live watch party for Saturday’s UFC 283 event, which takes place at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and serves as the first pay-per-view event of 2023 for the UFC. The main event will see Brazil’s own Glover Teixeira look to become a two-time champ as he faces Jamahal Hill for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title.

Glover Teixeira and Alex Pereira | Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC

RIO DE JANEIRO — Glover Teixeira’s grappling will always be his biggest threat against fighters like Jamahal Hill, but his teammate Alex Pereira sees more paths to victory.

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A featherweight battle has been added to the UFC’s April pay-per-view event.

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The UFC 283 start time and TV schedule for the Teixeira vs. Hill fight card at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is below.

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Barring any unforeseen screwiness, two divisions will see at least some clarity at the top following UFC 283 this Saturday.

Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill will clash in the UFC 283 main event Saturday. | Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

MMA Fighting has UFC 283 results for the Teixeira vs. Hill fight card, live blogs of all the main card fights, and more from Saturday’s UFC event at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

When UFC and Bellator veteran Kendall Grove turned 40 this past November, he thought his fighting career was already over.

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Paul Craig speaks with the media in Brazil ahead of his fight against Johnny Walker at UFC 283, including how he’d like a chance to beat Jamahal Hill again for a UFC title if Hill is victorious in Saturday’s championship main event, how different the vibe will be before and after his fight, and more.

The first UFC pay-per-view of 2023 is upon us and two world titles are on the line. Will Glover Teixeira send the fans home from UFC 283 happy, or will Jamahal Hill spoil Teixeira’s homecoming and become champion?

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One of the top regional talents in the MMA world just pulled off an early frontrunner for 2023’s Comeback of the Year.

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For the first time in nearly three years, the UFC is back in Brazil!

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Johnny Walker speaks with the media in Brazil ahead of his fight against Paul Craig at UFC 283 on Saturday, including how his jiu-jitsu compares with Craig’s, what Jon Jones will look like at heavyweight, whether he’d prefer to beat Craig by knockout or submission, and more.

RIO DE JANEIRO — There is clearly no love lost between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno. The two flyweights engaged in a tense final faceoff Friday at UFC 283’s ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of their fourth title showdown in Saturday’s co-main event.

Jamahal Hill didn’t mince words in his final message to the Brazilian fans.

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Deiveson Figueiredo is the champion heading into his fourth fight with Brandon Moreno and he’s confident that he has his rival’s number.