Here’s everything that happened at UFC 283 last night

Final evening (Sat., Jan. 21, 2023), Final Preventing Championship (UFC) ventured forth to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for UFC 283. The promotion hasn’t been to Brazil in almost three years, which means it’s been fairly fairly some time for the reason that “UH VAI MORRER” chants have reigned down! UFC responded appropriately, reserving a pair of title fights in addition to at the very least one Brazilian athlete on every of the cardboard’s 15 fights.

All these circumstances mixed for a raucous evening of motion, so let’s check out UFC Vegas 66’s greatest performances and methods:

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Hill Steps Up

Jamahal Hill has improved a lot in a short while.

A powerful athlete with nice fundamentals and a little bit of grit can go a good distance, however hardly ever is that alone sufficient to turn into a champion. There have been definitely indicators that Hill would fall into the traps of earlier Glover Teixeira foes and present his relative inexperience. It’s occurred loads of occasions earlier than!

As a substitute, Hill leveled up each facet of his sport. His distance putting has by no means been sharper: heavier kicks, sharper jabs, extra punishing counters. Concurrently, he allowed far fewer takedowns from Teixeira than Thiago Santos or Darko Stosic. Lastly, when he was grounded, Hill managed to keep up composure and escape in pretty brief order.

All of it added as much as a brutal win. Hill nonetheless fought imply as ever, however he did so in a extra calculated vogue befitting a champion. He could not have the credentials of somebody like Magomed Ankalaev, however Hill earned his throne by way of speedy enchancment.

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The Rivalry Ends

Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 4 didn’t actually stay as much as any of the primary three fights. The primary and third have been back-and-forth wars with dramatic momentum shifts, whereas the second featured a stellar ass-kicking courtesy of “Murderer Child.” In brief, these earlier three fights set a excessive bar.

That’s why final evening doesn’t actually stand out. Moreno utilized all his expertise and simply appeared totally in management. At the same time as Figueiredo confirmed off his trickery — particularly on the canvas with submission makes an attempt — Moreno knew precisely what to anticipate. That’s the advantage of a earlier hour of shared Octagon time.

Then, Moreno ended the contest with a heavy left hook that linked with the thumb knuckle. That sort of touchdown can usually break a hand, however on this case, Figueiredo’s face wore the harm. His eye shortly shut, and the referee known as off the competition. The rivalry is lastly completed, allowing Figueiredo to move up to Bantamweight and the Flyweight division to easily transfer on.

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Burns Stays At The Prime

Gilbert Burns was a nasty match up for Neil Magny. The mix of energy punching, brutal calf kicks, and a ferocious prime sport? That’s simply unfair for “The Haitian Sensation,” even when Burns was capable of dominate just about solely on the energy of his jiu-jitsu sport.

So, whereas this was a reasonably predictable consequence, it does show that Burns stays one of many very best Welterweights on the earth. He’s now gained two of his final three, and the only real loss was among the finest fights of 2022 in opposition to an elite opponent who could not even be in his division anymore!

“Durinho” known as for a struggle with Colby Covington, and it makes a complete lot of sense … if anyone can find “Chaos!”

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Gentle Heavyweight’s Prince Of Bizarre Violence

Johnny Walker isn’t a constant fighter. He often produces bizarre outcomes, suffers bizarre knockouts, and usually alternates between excessive cautious and aggression with none noticeable rhyme or purpose.

One factor that’s constant, nevertheless, is Walker’s means to harm folks in uncommon methods. In opposition to Paul Craig — definitely a wierd fighter in his personal proper — Walker was content material to play the space kickboxing sport. When Craig latched onto his leg, Walker opted to punch fairly than tri to struggle the fingers or limp leg.

Sometimes, that’s a foul choice. As a substitute, Walker acquired some actual torque on his proper hand, gorgeous the Scottish fighter. Craig continued to carry on, so Walker continued to punch, scoring the second mid-takedown-defense knockout win of his UFC profession.

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PRIDE NEVER DIE!

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is an all-time nice Gentle Heavyweight, in addition to one of the crucial violent fighters in historical past. He’s an absolute legend of the game, one who gained a world title the higher a part of a decade after his precise prime. It does by no means matter that he misplaced to Ihor Potieria final evening in his last journey to the UFC Octagon — his legacy is untouchable.

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R.I.P. ‘Robocop’

Gregory Rodrigues lives and dies by the sword. Final 12 months, he actually established himself as one of the crucial entertaining males on the roster. The Brazilian Middleweight threw down time and time once more, proving his toughness and energy within the course of whereas additionally build up a 4-1 UFC file.

There’s a purpose why most athletes don’t struggle that manner, nevertheless. It comes with main dangers. “Robocop” served as an unlucky demonstration of this precept, as comparatively unknown “Contenders Collection” product Brunno Ferreira completely punished him with a vicious counter left hand.

“The Hulk” scores a one punch knockout, and the rise of Rodrigues sputters to a halt.

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Sufficient Already

It’s time for Jailton Almeida to struggle Prime 10-ranked opposition. He steamrolled Shamil Abdurakhimov final evening in comparable vogue to his earlier three UFC victories. He’s simply rolling over opponents on the energy of his wrestling and grappling, leading to Khamzat-esque statistics of absolute domination.

Give that man a giant struggle!

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The Brothers Bonfim

I don’t know that many struggle followers outdoors of Brazil knew a lot about Ismael or Gabriel Bonfim. In a single day, they’ve turn into maybe essentially the most attention-grabbing pair of siblings on the UFC roster (sorry Daukaus bros).

Ismael made the primary assertion. In opposition to Terrance McKinney, he employed a really efficient stress model, strolling the ability puncher down. He hardly ever started his personal mixtures, nevertheless, opting to counter when McKinney tried to fireplace and hold him away. Actually, McKinney barely linked on a strike, and Ismael Bonfim’s photographs have been scoring onerous. Within the second, a spectacular bounce knee instantly ended the competition. McKinney is a tricky draw for a debut, however Bonfim gained in model, proving himself a giant deal at 155-pounds.

Gabriel’s struggle didn’t final lengthy. Regardless of being confronted with a harmful counter striker in Mounir Lazzez, Gabriel Bonfim didn’t look bothered. He navigated by way of tough counter knees and off-balancing calf kicks to fireplace highly effective mixtures. Lazzez is genuinely good from the backfoot, however maybe Bonfim’s work with one other sharp counter puncher in his brother paid off. Bonfim discovered his vary shortly, and when Lazzez tried to duck a punch, the Brazilian snatched up up his neck and completed the struggle.

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Extra Ideas

• Thiago Moises defeats Melquizael Costa by way of second spherical rear-naked choke: Moises was once ranked at 155-pounds, and final evening, he discovered himself locked within the cage with a short-notice debuting athlete. That’s a dangerous proposition, however thankfully for Moises, the Brazilian was very successfully capable of implement his jiu-jitsu benefit. He discovered the again within the second spherical, and the choke was sunk in quickly afterward.
• Daniel Marcos defeats Saimon Oliveira by way of first spherical TKO (HIGHLIGHTS): It’s actually cool to see physique shot stoppages rising extra frequent in MMA. Particularly, it’s actually cool to see that taking place on undercards! Marcos abused the physique of his opponent, countering takedown makes an attempt with gnarly physique kicks and knees. Oliveira shortly crumbled, although he did handle to throw a bunch of missed spinning strikes first.

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