Brazilian fighter Glover Teixeira will face American Jamal Hill in a duel for the vacant UFC light heavyweight belt. The live broadcast of the fight will be broadcast by the channel, from 06:00 (Moscow time), the live broadcast of the previous fights of the UFC 283 tournament will start from 01:30 (Moscow time) the Match! Fighter”.
Teixeira, 43, became the longest-serving UFC champion in October 2021, defeating Polish representative Jan Blachowicz in a title fight. However, he failed to hold the belt for long, in June 2022 the Brazilian lost to Czech Jiří Prochazka by choke.
The rivals were planning to have a rematch but the Czech was out due to injury for a long time and refused to own the belt. In total, Teixeira has 33 wins and 8 losses in his career.
Jamal Hill, 31, is on a three-game winning streak. In the last fight, he knocked out Thiago Santos, impressing UFC chief Dana Waite in the process. In total, Hill has 11 wins and one loss to his name.
Teixeira is in second place in the light heavyweight division, while Hill is in seventh place.
The bookmakers see Hill (1.75) as the favorite in the fight, they give a coefficient of 2.05 for Teixeira’s victory.
You can also watch the fight on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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