Prochazka beat Teixeira with a rear-naked choke within the fifth spherical to win the sunshine heavyweight title.
Jiri Prochazka has crushed Glover Teixeira with a rear-naked choke within the fifth spherical on the Final Preventing Championship (UFC) 275 to win the sunshine heavyweight title.
Prochazka submitted Teixeira at 4:32 within the closing spherical, placing an finish to a gruelling and thrilling title bout on Saturday night time in Singapore.
Prochazka survived almost 5 rounds of constant punishment from the 42-year-old Teixeira, who turned a first-time UFC champion at 205 kilos (93kg) late final 12 months.
After a back-and-forth battle that left each males lower and bleeding, the Czech challenger received into place to execute a choke that ended one of the vital compelling title bouts in current UFC historical past.
PROCHAZKA SUBMITS TEIXEIRA TO WIN THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE 🏆 #UFC275pic.twitter.com/YwrwkxBuoh
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 12, 2022
It was Prochazka’s first victory by submission in UFC and his first since 2014. He has gained 13 straight bouts. Teixeira gained the belt at UFC 267 final October, defeating Jan Blachowicz.
“It was a real warfare,” Prochazka stated. “Glover is a real warrior. And I like that.”
Teixeira (33-8) was up 39-37 on two scorecards heading into the fourth spherical, which implies the Brazilian champion nearly actually would have gained a call if he had averted a submission within the closing minute.
Each fighters landed massive photographs from the opening spherical, and Teixeira appeared to show the bout in his favour when he harm Prochazka within the second spherical, ultimately touchdown an elbow that opened an enormous lower above Prochazka’s left eye.
Each fighters have been bleeding from cuts within the third spherical, and Prochazka additionally wobbled Teixeira within the center rounds earlier than his dramatic end.
Post a Comment