While Thiago Santos’ prediction of a Glover Teixeira victory at UFC 275 didn’t come true, he gained even more respect for his fellow Brazilian in defeat.
Teixeira was ahead on the scorecards against Jiri Prochazka before succumbing to a rear-naked choke submission at the 4:32 mark of Round 5 this past Saturday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singpaore.
"It was such a war,” Santos told Sherdog.com. “Glover was close to winning in a Rocky Balboa style as I predicted, but the last 30 seconds changed the result,” Santos told Sherdog.