Glover Teixeira was 28 seconds away from retaining his UFC light heavyweight crown when he tapped to the rear-naked choke that Jiri Prochazka applied in the waning moments of their main event bout at UFC 275. Not long after Prochazka took possession of the belt, Teixeira asked for a rematch. There does not need to be a rematch — at least not an immediate rematch.
Opinions on the fight were overwhelmingly positive. UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman called it a “tremendous fight.” Former two-division UFC champ Henry Cejudo called it a “Fight of the Year candidate.