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The honeymoon period, if there ever was one, has come to an end for Glover Teixeira.
The venerable Brazilian will defend the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title for the first time when he faces Jiri Prochazka in the UFC 275 headliner on Saturday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Teixeira has rattled off six straight wins, five of them finishes. He last appeared at UFC 267, where he dethroned Jan Blachowicz with a rear-naked choke in the second round of their Oct. 30 encounter. Prochazka, meanwhile, enters the Octagon on the strength of a 12-fight winning streak that covers more than six…
