The first Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view of 2023 was a curious one.
The last PPV of 2022, UFC 282, had featured a match for the vacant UFC light heavyweight crown between Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz. When it was declared a draw, despite virtually everyone believing Ankalaev won, Dana White randomly declared that two completely different men would fight for the championship: ex-champ Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill.
Teixeira is 43 and noted that he would likely retire, win or lose. Despite his age, no one was counting out the legendary Brazilian going into the fight, as wise and tough a martial artist as mixed martial arts has ever seen.