The coveted UFC light heavyweight title was on the line in the main event of UFC 275: Glover Teixeira vs Jiri Prochazka. ‘The Czech Samurai’ defeated the resilient Brazilian champion in a ‘Fight of the Year’ bout and became the first Czech UFC champion.
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Glover Teixeira was defending the championship for the first time after winning it from Jan Blachowicz at UFC 267; ‘The Czech Samurai’ was fighting in his first title bout at UFC 275, with just two Octagon appearances under his belt. However, he showed he was ready for a highly intense five-round bout.
The contest saw many twists and turns from the get-go. There were many instances in the battle where Teixeira had the fight won via T/KO or submission. However, Prochazka escaped the finish and showed resistance. He tagged the 42-year-old Brazilian multiple times and had him rocked, but Teixeira showed the heart of a champion.
‘The Brazilian Pit Bull’ gave his all, yet, ‘Denisa’ came out on top in the fifth round and found a submission (rear-naked choke) in the dying seconds.
Glover Teixeira provided an update on retirement talks
‘BJP’ won the UFC title. This meant Glover Teixeira’s legendary resurgence in the division ended. However, this is not the end for ‘The Brazilian Pit Bull’ in terms of his UFC career.
Glover Teixeira: "Did I look 42 out there? No? Then I'm going to keep going." #UFC275 pic.twitter.com/uoDs6VNHhV
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) June 12, 2022
Glover Teixeira says "I'm going to keep going."
Just run it back. Let's see Teixeira vs. Jiri Prochazka 2. Why not? #UFC275
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) June 12, 2022
“I’m going to keep fighting,” Teixeira said to Daniel Cormier in the Octagon interview. “Did I look 42 out there? No? Then I’m going to keep going.”
The Brazilian-American defied the odds in his first championship triumph when he beat the Polish champion, Blachowicz. Should he do it again, it would only grow his legend.
MMA world reacts to Jiri Prochazka vs. Glover Teixeira war
Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira put on one of the best bouts in the history of the light heavyweight division. The UFC 275 main event had the MMA Twitter buzzing.
Man glad I left the boxing tonight for this. Like Ward-Gatti here. Reading a book. Chapters. #UFC275
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) June 12, 2022
How is this even a real fight? This is absurd. #UFC275
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) June 12, 2022
This is one of the wildest title fights there has ever been. Ever. #UFC275
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) June 12, 2022
What a fight. @gloverteixeira is an absolute legend.
— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) June 12, 2022
It's a privilege to watch these two right now.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) June 12, 2022
The iconic light heavyweight division has a new champion. This is the third champion in the division in two years since Jon Jones vacated the title.
Could Jiri Prochazka be a long-reigning champion? What do you think of the UFC light heavyweight championship bout in the main event of UFC 275?
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