UFC 275 LIVE: Jiri Prochazka wins light heavyweight title from Glover Teixeira plus full results
Re-live round-by-round updates from two title fights and a stacked card in Singapore
Jiri Prochazka submitted Glover Teixeira with fewer than 30 seconds left in the main event of UFC 275, winning the light heavyweight title at the end of an enthralling, turbulent fight on Sunday.
Teixeira entered Singapore’s Indoor Stadium as the second-oldest champion in UFC history at 42 years old, making the first defence of the belt that he won late last year. Prochazka, fighting in the UFC for just the third time, was positioned as the young lion set to take over the pride at 205lbs, although the Czech challenger had collected significant experience outside the UFC before debuting in the promotion in 2020. Prochazka, 29, has held titles in other organisations but can now call himself the best light heavyweight in the world, having won the UFC gold with this rear-naked-choke victory over an aged but game Teixeira.
In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko retained her flyweight title with a controversial split-decision win against huge underdog Taila Santos (48-47, 47-48, 49-46), after Zhang Weili knocked out fellow former women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Zhang finished the Pole emphatically in Round 2 of their rematch, defeating Jedrzejczyk with a spinning back fist. The pair had previously fought in 2020, with Zhang emerging victorious via split decision. Following Saturday’s rematch, Jedrzejczyk announced her retirement from MMA and left her gloves in the ring – a symbolic gesture for calling time on one’s fighting career.
Re-live UFC 275, below.
UFC 275 LIVE
Maheshate def. Steve Garcia via first-round knockout (punch, 1:14).
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Maheshate vs Garcia – Round 1
The men soon start brawling, and Maheshate puts down Garcia with a counter left hand!
Garcia reacts well, grabbing Maheshate’s legs and pushing the Chinaman back to the fence.
Maheshate gets free... and faceplants Garcia with a perfectly-timed, short right straight!!!
It’s all over! Huge KO win for Maheshate!
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Maheshate is the UFC’s third-youngest fighter, at 22 years old.
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Maheshate and Steve Garcia square off in a lightweight bout next!
UFC 275 LIVE
Brendan Allen def. Jacob Malkoun via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
A fortunate result for the American? Quite possibly.
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Allen vs Malkoun – Round 3
Allen secures a takedown at once and goes submission-hunting!
He’s a bit overeager, though, and Malkoun slips free.
The Australian drags Allen to the mat before long, then digs an elbow into the American’s head.
Allen again scrambles and is able to get back to his feet! It’s a messy situation, however, and he’s half-sitting on Malkoun while landing elbows!
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Allen vs Malkoun – Round 2
The middleweights trade strikes on the feet for a while, before Malkoun shoots for a single-leg takedown.
He succeeds with Allen against the cage wall. Allen’s cornermen shout advice to him, and he is again able to stand.
Malkoun secures another takedown, though, and moves into half-guard at once.
A scramble ends with Allen in side control, however, landing some slicing elbows to the head of Malkoun!
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Allen vs Malkoun – Round 1
Allen escapes the position and stands again. He then throws Malkoun beautifully and lands in mount immediately!
Malkoun scrambles well and grabs a leg as he stands. Allen briefly looks for a guillotine choke and drags Malkoun down to the mat with him.
Allen is able to escape, however.
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Allen vs Malkoun – Round 1
Hard outside leg kick by Allen, the taller fighter.
He just misses with an overhand right and eats a left hook on the counter from Malkoun!
Solid jab by Malkoun, too. A short left hook lands for Allen, who then gets overzealous and misses while lunging in.
Malkoun times a single-leg takedown and gets Allen down against the fence. Some decent defence by Allen, before he hits the canvas.
Allen is soon back to his feet but is then tripped! Malkoun takes the back.
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