Glover Teixeira top wins in UFC

by - soumya ranjan

Glover Teixeira has had a very long career in the UFC, making his debut back in 2012. Throughout his career, he has gone one-on-one against some of the best fighters mentioned in the promotion. So let's take a peek at some of his biggest wins in the UFC.

On UFC fight night, 171 Glover Teixeira faced Anthony Smith one-on-one.He managed to knockout Anthony Smith in the fifth round, which earned him the performance of the night award.

At UFC Fight Night 73, Glover Teixeira faced Antwan Saint-Preux.He won the fight after submitting his opponent in the third round after a gruelling match that won the fight of the night award.

At UFC 260, he went one-on-one against James Te Huna. He emerged victorious in the first round with a guillotine choke, which even earned him the Submission of the Night award.

Knocking out Ryan Bader in the first round of UFC Fight Night 28 to earn his first shot at the light heavyweight title.He also won his first knockout of the night bonus award for his performance.

Defeating Jan Blachowicz at UFC 267 to win the UFC light heavyweight championship. He also became the oldest first-time champion in the history of the UFC, winning it at the age of 42.

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