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2022 - 6 - 10

Jiri Prochazka - UFC 275

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UFC 275 results, takeaways: Jiri Prochazka, Glover Teixeira author ... (CBSSports.com)

The new champion also earned some star power with his style of fighting that leaves him in vulnerable positions.

The fact that Jedrzejczyk hadn't fought in two years seemed to catch up with her. Two of the three judges agreed that Shevchenko had won the second round, which opened the door for her to rally in the championship rounds by sweeping both on all three cards to steal the victory. The swing round in this case appeared to be Round 2 when Santos continued her success on the ground. Jedrzejczyk's five consecutive title defenses from 2015-17 remains the most successful reign in 115-pound history. Shevchenko, who briefly secured a triangle choke attempt on the ground, got the better of the standup that round and was also much busier offensively while her back was stuck to the ground. In just his third UFC fight, the 29-year-old native of the Czech Republic is now a champion. Either way, it's a fight fans won't soon forget as each warrior was willing to persevere through extreme damage and fatigue until an uncharacteristic mistake from Teixeira in Round 5 led to his heartbreaking defeat while ahead on two of three scorecards (with the third one even). This fight had a shocking ending similar to Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen I yet was much sloppier and frenetic than most great title bouts as technique largely went out the window in this veritable street fight. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of UFC 275 at the conclusion of the PPV event. But it's the incredible intangibles he employed in rallying to victory that will keep them coming back to the turnstiles to watch him compete. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko was forced to rally and hang on for a disputed split-decision win against Taila Santos. From an action standpoint alone, Prochazka's submission win with just 28 seconds to go in the final round easily belongs alongside Jon Jones-Alexander Gustafsson I, Zhang-Jedrzejczyk I and Frankie Edgar-Gray Maynard II as the best championship tilts in the 29 years UFC has been in business. Thanks to his willingness to so often go against the grain of what is considered the orthodox norm in this sport, it's very likely no one will.

Prochazka beats Teixeira to claim UFC 275 light heavyweight title (Aljazeera.com)

Prochazka beat Teixeira with a rear-naked choke in the fifth round to win the light heavyweight title.

“Glover is a true warrior. He has won 13 straight bouts. It was Prochazka’s first victory by submission in UFC and his first since 2014.

Jiri Prochazka proves 'warrior' worth with gutsy UFC 275 title victory (New York Post)

Jiri Prochazka snatched a win from Glover Teixeira on Saturday, claiming his light heavyweight championship in the process with a fifth-round submission ...

Prochazka weathered the storm, but with a minute remaining still seemed just 60 seconds or less from his first loss in 6 ½ years. Unbeknownst to the combatants, Teixeira was in the driver’s seat on the scorecards entering the final five minutes. “From my side, it was [a] horrible fight, [a] horrible performance,” Prochazka later told reporters. But Prochazka survived and thrived, dishing out pain of his own in a round that reasonably could have been scored either way. Fighting with urgency in the third of five frames, Prochazka carved up the champion whom has long hailed from Danbury, Conn., since immigrating as a young man. For 24 minutes, 32 seconds, Prochazka and Teixeira pushed one another to the brink.

UFC 275 scorecards: Glover Teixeira was apparently just seconds ... (Bloody Elbow)

See how the judges scored the main event fight between Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka.

- UFC 275 Event T-Shirt Teixeira, meanwhile, broke a six-fight win streak as he dropped to a win-loss slate of 33-8. But as it was proven on Saturday night, this is a crazy sport where absolutely anything can happen.

NICKMERCS & TimTheTatMan stun fans with UFC X event ... (Dexerto)

Popular streamers TimTheTatman and NICKMERCS have stunned gaming fans by announcing an upcoming event during UFC X International Fight Week.

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UFC 275 bonuses: Promotion breaks tradition with number of ... (Yahoo Sports)

Traditionally, the UFC hands out a bonus each to the two athletes who compete in the Fight of the Night plus two Performance of the Night bonuses for a ...

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UFC 275 video: Hear from winners and more backstage in Singapore (MMA Junkie)

You can hear from all the UFC 275 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. Joselyne Edwards will continue to train with Valentina ...

Valentina Shevchenko retains UFC women's flyweight title by split ... (ABC News)

Shevchenko (23-3) edged Brazilian contender Taila Santos (19-2) by split decision in the co-main event of UFC 275. Two judges scored the 125-pound fight for ...

Shevchenko started to land heavier combinations and secured a key takedown in the fifth round to seal the victory. The swelling appeared to bother Santos a little, and she also appeared somewhat fatigued in the later rounds. The fight remained ultra competitive in the second and third rounds. Santos, 28, capitalized on the error by locking in a body triangle. Shevchenko (23-3) edged Brazilian contender Taila Santos (19-2) by split decision in the co-main event of UFC 275. I left my heart in this Octagon. I can tell everyone, fans of MMA, I left my heart in here."

Jiri Prochazka submits Glover Teixeira late to win UFC light ... (ABC News)

In the end, somehow, Prochazka grabbed on to an orthodox rear-naked choke in the final seconds and finished Teixeira via submission at 4:32 of the fifth and ...

Prochazka never even got his legs around Teixeira -- in grappling terms, he never got his hooks in -- during the opportune, unorthodox choke. Prochazka landed some punches from the top, but Teixeira somehow swept and took Prochazka's back before the end of the round. Prochazka took that momentum into the second round and landed some big punches, a knee and ground-and-pound with Teixeira on the mat. Back on the feet, both men landed hard shots, with Teixeira getting the better of things. But back on the feet, Teixeira caught Prochazka pressuring forward wildly with a left hook that dropped him. "He was hitting me with body shots that took my gas away," Teixeira said. Teixeira looked early like he would run over Prochazka with his superior wrestling and grappling. Judge Michael Bell had it 38-38 going into the fifth round, judge Ben Cartlidge had Teixeira up 39-37, and Clemens Warner had Teixeira ahead 38-37. Coming into the fight, ESPN had Teixeira ranked No. 8 on its list of the best pound-for-pound MMA fighters in the world. Prochazka is the first male fighter to win an undisputed UFC title within his first three fights since Brock Lesnar in 2008, according to ESPN Stats & Information. "It was a true war," Prochazka said. Teixeira gave it all back and then some.

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