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Glover Teixeira finally did it. At 42, the perennial light heavyweight contender defeated Jan Blachowicz by second round submission via rear naked choke in the main event of UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday.
Teixeira became the 14th undisputed UFC champion in the division and the oldest first-time champ in UFC history. So how did he pull off the upset and what does it mean for his career?
In the co-main event, Petr Yan edged past Cory Sandhagen to win the UFC interim bantamweight title in a very entertaining fight, and he once again displayed that he is the elite fighter of the bantamweight division. The last time he faced Aljamain Sterling, he made a mental mistake that cost him his title; in the rematch, will he stay on track and regain the title that many believe should still belong to him?
Khamzat Chimaev (10-0) made a big return with a dominant first-round submission victory over Li Jingliang. It was another stoppage victory for the welterweight contender in his first fight in more than a year. All of his victories have come before the final bell, but will that trend continue when he faces a top-5 contender in the division?
The late Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s plan for the lightweight division continued to take shape with Islam Makhachev’s first-round victory over Dan Hooker. Is it time for a title shot? And on the undercard, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos defeated Benoit Saint-Denis by decision, but the biggest loser wasn’t Saint-Denis — it was referee Vyacheslav Kiselev, who failed to protect the fighters. Did the UFC do the right thing by removing him from refereeing other fights on the card?
Marc Raimondi, Brett Okamoto and Jeff Wagenheim react to the biggest stories from Saturday’s card.
Glover Teixeira, a feel-good story that shouldn’t overshadow a great performance
Wagenheim: As feel-good moments…
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