Jiri Prochazka versus Glover Teixeira 2 has been canceled after Prochazka pulled out and vacated the UFC light heavyweight title due to injury. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC) UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka has suffered a significant injury to his right shoulder, forcing him to not only pull out of his UFC 282 title defense versus Glover Teixeira, but also to vacate his belt. Teixeira declined an opportunity to fight someone else for the title, so the UFC has made former… Source link
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One thing is certain: Jiri Prochazka earned his status as UFC champion. The 29-year-old light heavyweight submitted Glover Teixeira with 28 seconds left in the fifth round of their thrilling championship bout Saturday at UFC 275. Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) sunk in a rear-naked choke on Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) to get what seemed like an improbable tap. Prochazka remained unbeaten in the UFC and crowned himself light heavyweight champion after just three fights with the promotion. The… Source link
Read More »Controlling his mind key to Jiri Prochazka’s game
Fighting is a mind game for Jiri Prochazka, the UFC’s No. 2-ranked light heavyweight contender who throws strikes as if he’s a character in a video game. Prochazka, challenges Glover Teixeira on Saturday in the main event of UFC 275 in Singapore for the light heavyweight title, is one of only three men to end a fight in the UFC with a spinning back elbow. He finished Dominick Reyes in the second round on May 1 at Apex with precisely that move. It was shockingly quick and amazingly brutal… Source link
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