Thiago Moises-Guram Kutateladze Clash Booked on UFC 283 in January

Georgian Ultimate Fighting Championship prospect Guram Kutateladze is not interested in easy fights.

Fresh off recent announced pairings of Terrance McKinney vs. Ismael Bonfim and Jailton Almeida vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov for UFC 283 in January, a new lightweight scrap has been added to its ever-growing lineup. Per Canal Encarada on Tuesday, and later confirmed by Kutateladze’s (12-3) opponent Thiago Moises (16-6) on his Instagram page, the two will square off on Jan. 21. With 10 bouts currently on its billing, every single match contains one Brazilian competitor.

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Kutateladze saw an impressive nine-fight win streak, which included a victorious debut against then-unbeaten Mateusz Gamrot, come to an end in June. In a thrilling contest that could have gone either way, Kutateladze fell short by split decision to Damir Ismagulov at UFC on ESPN 37. “Georgian Viking” made his way to the organization off of several impressive performances – including three first-round knockouts – in the Superior Challenge and Brave Combat Federation promotions from 2018 to 2019.

Brazil’s Moises rebounded from two tough stoppage losses to Joel Alvarez and current champ Islam Makhachev by tapping out Christos Giagos in June. That victory lifted Moises’ UFC win percentage above .500, as he had previously suffered losses to Beneil Dariush and Damir Ismagulov as well. Prior to the defeat to Makhachev, the Dana White's Contender Series Brazil signee had rattled off three straight wins over Michael Johnson, Bobby Green and Alexander Hernandez to place himself among the top-ranked fighters at 155 pounds.

UFC 283 will go down at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 21, and there is currently no headliner on the books. One championship fight sits on the marquee but not as the main event, with the tetralogy flyweight battle between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno for the strap. Other fights likely to receive high billing – the bout order is not currently set – include a light heavyweight rumble pitting Paul Craig against Johnny Walker, a flyweight contest between Jessica Andrade and Lauren Murphy and a 205-pound affair as Mauricio Rua takes on Ihor Potieria.