Moises vs Costa Fight Info, Date & Time
UFC 283 – Preliminary Card Lightweight Bout
Thiago Moises (16-6-0, 3 KOs) vs. Melquizael Costa (19-5-0, 7 KOs)
Date:'Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023
Fight Time:'This will be one of the fights on the preliminary card, which begins at 8 p.m. ET.
Venue:'Jeunesse Arena – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coverage:'ABC, ESPN, ESPN+
Moises vs Costa Odds & Prop Bets
Moneyline:
– Thiago Moises: (-460)
– Melquizael Costa: (+320)
Method of Victory:
– Moises by Points: (+180)
– Moises by KO/TKO: (+420)
– Moises by Submission: (+180)
– Costa by Points: (+900)
– Cos ta by KO/TKO: (+800)
– Costa by Submission: (+1500)
Moises vs Costa Prediction
In a battle between two Brazilians, Thiago Moises hopes to spoil Melquizael Costa's UFC debut. After back-to-back losses to Islam Makhachev and Joel Alvarez, Moises returned to the winner's circle with a submission victory over Christos Giagos at UFC Vegas 57. Only time will tell if the 27-year-old can win consecutive fights for the first time in nearly two years.
Meanwhile, Costa enters this fight fresh off a third-round TKO win against Jose Cleiton de Melo Jr. The 26-year-old has now won seven of his last eight fights, but this is clearl y one of his bigger challenges to date.
At the end of the day, I need to see more from Costa against tougher competition before he can be trusted from a betting perspective. Moises has faced stronger opponents and has the wins to prove it, leading to my siding with him to pick up the victory.
Moises vs Costa Best Bet
When it comes to the best bet, I'm going with Moises winning on Saturday by decision. After all, there's a decent chance that this fight goes the distance. Ten of Moises' 22 career fights (45.5%) have gone the distance while three of Costa's last seven (42.8%) have a lso ended in some form of decision
With both fighters wanting to put on a show for their Brazilian fans, look for the matchup to go the distance with Moises emerging as the victor.