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A series of unfortunate events, starting with this devastating injury and ending with this bizarre championship non-finish, led the promotion to hastily book the light heavyweight title fight between former champion Glover Teixeira and 205-pound knockout artist Jamahal Hill for the UFC 283 PPV headliner, not long after flyweight titleholder Deiveson Figueiredo collides with ex-champion and bitter rival Brandon Moreno (yet again) in the UFC 283 PPV co-main event. Viva Brazil!

Event: UFC 283: “Teixeira vs. Hill”
Date: Sat., Jan. 21, 2023
Location: Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Start times: ESPN+ PPV, ABC, ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card)

UFC 283 Main Event On ESPN+ PPV:

205 lbs.: Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill for vacant light heavyweight title

UFC 283 Main Card On ESPN+ PPV (10 p.m. ET):

125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Interim Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno
170 lbs.: Gilbert Burns vs. Neil Magny
125 lbs.: Jessica Andrade vs. Lauren Murphy
205 lbs.: Paul Craig vs. Johnny Walker

UFC 283 Prelims Card On ABC/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):

205 lbs.: Ihor Potieria vs. Mauricio Rua
185 lbs.: Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brunno Ferreira
265 lbs.: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida
170 lbs.: Gabriel Bonfim vs. Mounir Lazzez

UFC 283 Early Prelims Card On ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):

155 lbs.: Thiago Moises vs. Melquizael Costa
155 lbs.: Ismael Bonfim vs. Terrance McKinney
170 lbs.: Warlley Alves vs. Nicolas Dalby
145 lbs.: Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes
135 lbs.: Luan Luiz Lacerda vs. Cody Stamann
135 lbs.: Saimon Oliveira vs. Daniel Marcos

*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*

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