After over seven years since a disappointing title loss to Jon Jones at UFC 172, Glover Teixeira is atop the 205-pound mountaintop at 42 years old.
Teixeira used some intelligent striking to stun Jan Blachowicz and weaken him in the first round and then used his patented grappling to secure a rear-naked choke in the second round to become the second-oldest UFC champion in history behind Randy Couture.
🗣 Never give up on your dreams!
A powerful message from @GloverTeixeira 🇧🇷
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With his wife Ingrid and longtime trainer John Hackleman watching octagonside, Teixeira quickly secured his first takedown and it was evident that it Blachowicz would have problems if he could not keep the fight standing.
UNDISPUTED CHAMP AT 42 YEARS OLD!!!! 🏆
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Blachowicz was gracious in defeat, congratulating Teixeira and pledging to come back stronger.
Petyr Yan and Corey Sandhagen earned Fight of the Night while Teixeira and Khamzat Chimaev earned performances of the night. Each fighter earned a $50,000 USD bonus apiece.
Kenai Andrews checks in with this thoughts on the main card.
UFC 267 FIGHT PASS PRELIMS
TAGIR ULANBEKOV VS. ALLAN NASCIMENTO
Kicking up the heat on the ground at the end of the 2nd! 🔥
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WINNER: TAGIR ILANBEKOV VIA SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
ANDREWS PREDICTION: ALLAN NASCIMENTO VIA UD
Andrews: Close fight as expected.
YAOZONG HU VS. ANDRE PETROVSKI
DOMINANT on short notice! 👏@PetroskiAndre with nonstop pressure at #UFC267.
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WINNER: ANDRE PETROVSKI VIA SUBMISSION (ARM-TRIANGLE) R3 4:46
ANDREWS PREDICTION: ANDRE PETROVSKI VIA TKO
Andrews: He locked it in with only 14 seconds to spare.
MAKWAN AMIRKHANI VS. LERONE MURPHY
OH MY GOOOOOODNESS!!! 🤯😳 @LeroneMurphy just came in and TURNED THE TABLES!
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WINNER: LERONE MURPHY VIA KO (FLYING KNEE) R2 0:14
ANDREWS PREDICTION: LERONE MURPHY VIA UD
Andrews: Wow! Beautiful flying knee by Murphy.
MICHAL OLEKSIEJCZUK VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
RETURN OF THE LORD 😱
🇵🇱 Oleksiejczuk with a VICIOUS uppercut.
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WINNER: MICHAL OLEKSIECZUK VIA TKO (PUNCHES) R1 3:31
ANDREWS PREDICTION: SHAMIL GAMZATOV VIA TKO
Andrews: Michal wanted to nail him at the weigh-ins but waited till the fight.
ELIZEU ZALESKI DOS SANTOS VS. BENOIT ST. DENIS
Benoit Saint Denis showcasing some true toughness, my goodness! 😤
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WINNER: ELIZEU ZALESKI DOS SANTOS VIA UD (29-26, 29-26, 29-26)
ANDREWS PREDICTION: ELIZEU ZALESKI DOS SANTOS VIA UD
Andrews: Badly officiated fight. Dos Santos should gotten the finish.
ALBERT DURAEV VS. ROMAN KOPYLOV
Gotta always be ready! 👊
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WINNER: ALBERT DURAEV VIA UD (30-27, 29-27, 29-27)
ANDREWS PREDICTION: ROMAN KOPYLOV VIA UD
Andrews:
ZUBAIRA TUKHUGOV VS. RICARDO RAMOS
Them EXCHANGES in RD 3 😳👊
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WINNER: ZUBAIRA TUKHUGOV VIA UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
ANDREWS PREDICTION: RICARDO RAMOS VIA UD
Andrews: Ramos got outworked.
#11 AMANDA RIBAS VS. #12 VIRNA JANDIROBA
Now Ribas starts to pour on the striking! 😤
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WINNER: AMANDA RIBAS VIA UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
ANDREWS PREDICTION: AMANDA RIBAS VIA UD
Andrews: The striking of Ribas held up.
#7 MAGOMED ANKALAEV VS. #8 VOLKAN OEZDEMIR
An absolutely DOMINANT performance 😤
🇷🇺 @AnkalaevM makes it 7 in a row at #UFC267.
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WINNER: MAGOMED ANKALAEV VIA UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
ANDREWS PREDICTION: MAGOMED ANKALAEV VIA UD
Andrews: Oezdemir’s time has come and gone. He’s just a gatekeeper now.
#11 JINGLIANG LI VS. KHAMZAT CHIMAEV
THE HYPE IS REAL!!!!!!!!@KChimaev is a baaaaaaad man 😤
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WINNER: KHAMZAT CHIMAEV VIA TECH SUBMISSION (RNC) R1 3:16
ANDREWS PREDICTION: KHAMZAT CHIMAEV VIA TKO
Andrews: Valiant effort by Li, but Chimaev was too much.
#5 ALEXANDER VOLKOV VS. #9 MARCIN TYBURA
Some heavy exchanges in the 2nd 👊
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WINNER: ALEXANDER VOLKOV VIA UD
ANDREWS PREDICTION: MARCIN TYBURA VIA UD
Andrews: Volkov performed well today.
#5 ISLAM MAKHACHEV VS. #6 DAN HOOKER
GIVE THIS MAN HIS RESPECT!!!@MakhachevMMA with the round 1️⃣ kimura.
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WINNER: ISLAM MAKHACHEV VIA SUBMISSION (KIMURA) R1 2:25
ANDREWS PREDICTION: ISLAM MAKHACHEV VIA SUBMISSION
Andrews: Hooker is a tough guy but Islam got him.
#1 PETR YAN VS. #3 COREY SANDHAGEN
WHAT A FIGHT 👏👏👏
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WINNER: PETYR YAN VIA UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
ANDREWS PREDICTION: PETYR YAN VIA UD
Andrews: Sandhagen did well but Yan figured him out.
MAIN EVENT
(C) JAN BLACHOWICZ VS. #1 GLOVER TEIXEIRA
UNDISPUTED CHAMP AT 42 YEARS OLD!!!! 🏆
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WINNER: GLOVER TEIXEIRA VIA SUBMISSION (RNC) R2 3:02
ANDREWS PREDICTION: JAN BLACHOWICZ VIA UD
Andrews: Wow! Glover earned it too! A nice feel good story at 42 years old.
The next event is UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2, which is scheduled for Nov. 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Welterweight champion Kamaru Osman defends against Colby Covington in a rematch.
Enjoy the fights.
