Glover Teixeira He is a former UFC champion and the main coach of Alex PoatánPhoto: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
Glover Teixeira He has a major regret about a specific decision in his MMA fighting career. The former UFC light heavyweight champion (up to 93kg), who works as the main coach of... Alex Poatán, still harbors pain from his defeat to Jiri ProchazkaNot because of the battle itself, but because of a mistake that cost them the victory and the belt.
The topic came up in an interview with 'Overdogs Brasil', with Marcos Parrumpinha, when the trainers were discussing the... defeat de Dan Hooker, who attempted a fall against Benoit Saint-Denis, at UFC 325 ...and ended up falling underneath and consequently being knocked out. A situation that brought back painful memories of... Glover Teixeira.
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"In my fight against Jiri (Prochazka), I messed up big time. I knocked him down, then I saw his neck and pulled for a guillotine choke. The same thing happened (I lost the fight). It's awful, the biggest mistake of my life. And I can say, the..." Dan Hooker "He's going to cry for a long time," said the head coach of Alex Poatán in the UFC.
Relive the fight between Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka at UFC 275
Jiri Prochazka became light heavyweight champion after submitting Glover Teixeira (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
Glover Teixeira e Jiri Prochazka They fought an electrifying duel over five rounds. The Czech was better on the feet, while Glover was dominant on the ground. The fight reached the fifth round with the Brazilian having an advantage on the judges' scorecards. Teixeira surprised and shook Jiri on two occasions, but the Czech managed to survive and achieved the unlikely. The European athlete managed a choke in the final seconds and won the duel.
But if you want to remember the fight between Glover Teixeira x Jiri Prochazka, at UFC 275Watch the highlights, including the final blow suffered by the Brazilian player, in the player below:
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