UFC 283 is set to get going this weekend from Jeunesse Arena in Rio De Janerio, Brazil on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 10 p.m. ET. There is a five-bout main card and on the co-feature, it will be a flyweight title fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno.
There isn't much more to be said about this rivalry. Both fighters have a win against each other and a third fight ended in a no contest. Moreno (20-6-2) had to earn this fourth fight and did so with a knockout of Kai Kara-France on a vicious kick to the liver. Figueiredo (21-2-1) hasn't fought in nearly a year and there are some concerns about his ability to make the 125-pound weight limit. Either way, this will be the final Moreno-Figueiredo match in the flyweight division.
How to watch Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno
Date: Saturday, January 21
Fight time: Main card starts at 10 p.m. ET
Live stream: ESPN+ PPV
DraftKings Sportsbook Odds/Predictions
Figueiredo: +105
Moreno: -125
Splits: 55% of handle, 54% of bets on Moreno
Moreno might be the most skilled fighter in the UFC outside of Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya. He has high-level submission skills, which he showed by submitting Figueiredo in their second fight at UFC 263, and with the win over Kara-France, Moreno proved he can end fights with a single strike. Figueiredo won their third fight at UFC 270 because he made it a little ugly and got Moreno out of his game plan. That's going to be where he leans again – get Moreno thinking more about a fight and less about execution. That's when Moreno leaves himself open for strikes. Did the Kara-France fight make Moreno realize how much better he is when he's focused and can he bring that focus into a hostile environment? Moreno is going to get the timely takedowns he didn't get in the last fight and emerge as the winner in a comfortable decision.