Chimaev had been sidelined by COVID-19 and other difficulties. Yan got the better of more exchanges and won 49-46 on all three cards.Ĭhimaev (10-0), a popular pick to contend for the welterweight belt in the near future, dominated Li Jingliang in his first fight since early last year. Yan and Sandhagen traded a wide variety of strikes and ground moves in a high-level technical fight that thrilled Abu Dhabi's fans.
The UFC decided to award an interim belt to the winner of Yan's showdown with Sandhagen because Sterling isn't ready to return from neck surgery. Yan won the bantamweight belt last year in Abu Dhabi, but lost it to Aljamain Sterling in March when Yan was disqualified for an illegal knee strike in the fourth round of a bout he appeared to be winning in Las Vegas. Teixeira becomes the second fighter to hold the UFC's 205-pound belt since Jon Jones left the division he dominated for much of the past decade in a bid to move up to heavyweight.Įarlier, Yan (16-2) reasserted his claim to the bantamweight belt by beating Sandhagen (14-4) in a thrilling match of elite strikers. He struggled on the ground against Teixeira's jiu-jitsu and fell short in his second defense of the title he won by beating Dominick Reyes last year. After struggling through a 5-5 stretch of his career, Teixeira rededicated his training and reeled off five straight victories since the start of the 2019 to earn this title shot.īlachowicz never got to unleash much of his famed striking strength, dubbed "Polish Power" by his fans. Teixeira hadn't fought for a UFC title since 2014, when his 20-fight winning streak was snapped in a clear decision loss to Jon Jones. After largely controlling the first round, Teixeira made an exceptional takedown in the second round and worked his way into position to sink the winning choke at 3:02. Earlier, rising stars Islam Makhachev and Khamzat Chimaev returned to the cage with impressive wins on the show at the Etihad Arena.īlachowicz was a significant favorite in the second-oldest combined title fight in UFC history, but Teixeira earned his sixth consecutive victory in style. Petr Yan also won an interim bantamweight title with a hard-hitting decision victory over Cory Sandhagen. Teixeira (33-7) finished the 38-year-old Blachowicz (28-9) by rear-naked choke in an impressive upset victory that capped a remarkable late-career surge.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Glover Teixeira stopped Jan Blachowicz by submission in the second round at UFC 267 on Saturday night, with the 42-year-old Brazilian veteran claiming Blachowicz's light heavyweight belt and becoming the oldest first-time champion in UFC history.
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