RIO DE JANEIRO – The four combatants involved in the two UFC 283 title fights squared off with their opponents Wednesday following a set of pre-fight news conferences.
Event headliners Glover Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) and Jamahal Hill (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) squared off for the second time this week, right after UFC flyweight champion Deiveison Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA, 10-2-1 UFC) and interim champion Brandon Moreno (20-6-2 MMA, 8-3-2 UFC) took a good look at each other ahead of their fourth lifetime head-to-head matchup.
UFC 283 takes place Saturday at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC and early prelims on ESPN+.
The full UFC 283 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
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Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill – for vacant light heavyweight title
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Champ Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno – for flyweight title
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Gilbert Burns vs. Neil Magny
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Jessica Andrade vs. Lauren Murphy
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Paul Craig vs. Johnny Walker
PRELIMINARY CARD (ABC, 8 p.m. ET)
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Ihor Potieria vs. Mauricio Rua
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Brunno Ferreira vs. Gregory Rodrigues
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Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida
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Gabriel Bonfim vs. Mounir Lazzez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
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Melquizael Costa vs. Thiago Moises
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Ismael Bonfim vs. Terrance McKinney
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Warlley Alves vs. Nicolas Dalby
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Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes
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Luan Lacerda vs. Cody Stamann
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Daniel Marcos vs. Saimon Oliveira
Check out the faceoffs in the video above. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 283.
Story originally appeared on MMA Junkie
Source: News