The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil tonight for UFC 283: “Teixeira vs Hill.” The card featured a vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship matchup between former champion Glover Teixeira and rising star Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill.
In the co-main event, UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson “Deus da Guerra” Figueiredo and interim titleholder Brandon “The Assassin Baby” Moreno squared off for a fourth time in order to attempt to determine an undisputed champion. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC 283 card.
Invicta Fighting Championships returned to ReelWorks Denver in Denver, Colorado tonight with its latest all-female card. Invicta FC 51 was headlined by an Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship matchup between reigning champion Taneisha “Triple Threat” Tennant and challenger Talita Bernardo.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held its first event of 2023 tonight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card was headlined by a light heavyweight matchup between Sean “Tarzan” Strickland, who stepped in to compete as a replacement on very short notice, and Nassourdine Imavov.
Deep Jewels Flyweight Champion Rin Nakai’s hopes to return to the UFC will have to wait, as she will remain in Japan for her next fight. Nakai is scheduled to face Aoi Kuriyama in a flyweight matchup at Deep Jewels 40, which will take place on February 18th at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo.
Seika Izawa held on to the top spot in the women’s super atomweight rankings with a razor-thin Split Decision victory on December 31st at Rizin Fighting Federation 40 in Saitama, Japan. Izawa defeated Si Woo Park in the finals of the 2022 Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Grand Prix.
Rizin FF and Deep Jewels champ Seika Izawa added a third championship to her collection with a close and hard-fought Split Decision victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 40 in Saitama, Japan. Izawa narrowly edged out rival Si Woo “Korean Queen Bee” Park in a closely-contested rematch.
Seven fights are now official for Deep Jewels 40, which will take place on February 18, 2023 at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The first Deep Jewels event of the new year features a strawweight matchup between rising star Namiko “Hime” Kawabata and highly-touted prospect Machi Fukuda.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 216: “Cannonier vs Strickland.” The final UFC event of the year was headlined by a middleweight contender’s bout between Jared “The Killa Gorilla” Cannonier and Sean “Tarzan” Strickland.