Alexander Gustafsson finished Glover Teixeira in the fifth round in the main event of UFC Fight Night 109 in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday. But an early unintentional eye poke may have played a big factor in the contest.
Gustfasson poked the Brazilian in the eye in the first round, and Teixeira told his cornermen between the first and second round he still "couldn’t see anything” out of his right eye.
A day after the tough defeat, Teixeira spoke with MMA Fighting about the incident.
"If I tell you that that didn’t disturb me, that’s a lie,” Teixeira said.