Jamahal Hill pushes Glover Teixeira into retirement, claims light heavyweight crown in UFC 283 headliner: via bknapp52635 UFC283
and forced a doctor stoppage in between the third and fourth rounds of their co-main event. The result gives Moreno a 2-1-1 advantage in their head-to-head series, which kicked off with a majority draw two-plus years ago.
The rivals traded takedowns, initiated scrambles and exchanged on the feet across the first 10 minutes. Figueiredo threatened with a heel hook in the first round and a guillotine choke in the second, offsetting some of his deficits in other areas. Everything changed when Moreno connected with a left hook in Round 3. The impact drew an immediate reaction out of Figueiredo, resulted in a cut on his cheek and eventually led to his right eye swelling shut.
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