In a painful defeat, Glover Teixeira suffers the first submission of his career; understand

G. Teixeira leaves the Octagon crestfallen after defeat to J. Prochazka (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)

Several factors left Glover Teixeira with an 'even more bitter taste in the mouth' after the defeat to Jiri Prochazka No. UFC 275. An expert in ground fighting, the setback that cost him his reign in the light heavyweight division (up to 93kg) was also the first negative result suffered by submission by the Brazilian fighter.

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Defending his light heavyweight title for the first time, Glover was challenged by rising prospect Jiri Prochazka, who, with just three fights in the organization, won the right to fight for the world title. In the fifth round of the confrontation, the Brazilian won on the judges' scorecard, when the Czech surprised and managed to land a rear naked choke on the then champion. It was Glover's first submission loss in his 20-year career.

Glover's previous seven career losses had been by judge's decision (Corey anderson, Phil Davis, Jon Jones and Ed Herman) or by knockout (Alexander Gustafson, Anthony Johnson and Eric Schwartz). Before the negative result against Prochazka, the Brazilian had been enjoying six consecutive victories. Professional since 2022, the Brazilian athlete now has a record of 33 triumphs and eight setbacks in MMA.

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