UFC 267 LIVE: Blachowicz vs Teixeira fight result plus Khamzat Chimaev reaction tonight
Re-live all the action from ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi, where two titles were on the line
Glover Teixeira completed his fairytale run to the UFC light heavyweight title on Saturday night, submitting Jan Blachowicz in the main event of UFC 267 to become the second oldest champion in the company’s history.
Two days after turning 42, Teixeira finished Blachowicz with a neck crank in the second round, capping off an enthralling card on ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi. The Brazilian had previously challenged for the belt in 2014, when he was outpointed by Jon Jones, and his recent five-fight win streak seemed to represent a race against time to make one last run at the gold. And Teixeira produced a stunning display in the Etihad Arena to beat Blachowicz, the finish seeing the challenger take down the champion, before easing into mount position, taking his opponent’s back and flattening him out. From there, the Brazilian locked in a neck crank that forced Blachowicz to tap out immediately.
In the evening’s co-main event, Petr Yan outpointed Cory Sandhagen to win the interim bantamweight title, and elsewhere on the card, rising star Khamzat Chimaev returned after a 13-month absence to secure his fourth stoppage win from as many UFC outings. The Russian-born Swede, who had suffered badly from Covid-19 over the last year, submitted Li Jingliang in the first round of their contest, with the Chinaman passing out in a rear naked choke.
Re-live the UFC 267 main card and prelims below.
UFC 267
Petroski dominates the third and final round, before making Hu tap out with 15 seconds left in the fight!
An arm triangle choke gets it done as Petroski moves to 7-0 as a professional – with seven finishes!
UFC 267
In the first preliminary bout of the day, Tagir Ulanbekov defeated Allan Nascimento via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
Following that flyweight bout, we’re now under way with a middleweight clash between Hu Yaozong and Andre Petroski.
The third round has just begun.
UFC 267
Two championships are on the line tonight at UFC 267, as a stacked card plays out on ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi.
The main event sees Jan Blachowicz defend his light heavyweight title against veteran submission specialist Glover Teixeira, while the interim bantamweight belt is up for grabs in the co-main event between Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen. Blachowicz’s last bout marked the Pole’s first title defence, in which he outpointed Israel Adesanya as the middleweight champion looked to become a dual-weight title-holder. Yan, meanwhile, lost the undisputed bantamweight belt to Aljamain Sterling via disqualification last time out, but the Russian will set up a rematch with his rival if he claims the interim strap against dynamic striker Sandhagen here.
Elsewhere on the card, fan favourite Dan Hooker will try to derail hype train Islam Makhachev – a childhood friend of Khabib Nurmagomedov, touted by many as a lightweight champion in waiting. Li Jingliang will also look to upset some unfavourable odds as he goes up against rising star Khamzat Chimaev, who returns at welterweight after a 13-month absence and long battle with Covid-19.
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