Jiri Prochazka made it, became UFC champion | UFC 275

Early this morning, our MMA fighter Jiri Prochazka took on Brazilian veteran Glover Teixeira, who was defending his welterweight division title for the first time ever at the age of 42, for the UFC title fight in Singapore. It was the third fight in the UFC for Jiri. Now let's take a look at the fight together so you can get the full picture!

The first round showed Jirka that he has to watch out for takedowns, which Teixeira handled bravely. Jirka also threw some dangerous strikes.

In the second round, Prochazka came close to finishing, but Glover Teixeira had his head made of iron. He survived some dangerous punches and then threatened again with a choke to end the second round.

The crowd could clearly see that Jirka was their fan, the whole hall was echoing

"Bombs like a cunt! Bombs like a cunt!"

The Czech contender is SURGING!

?? @Jiri_BJP could be seconds away from light heavyweight gold! #UFC275 pic.twitter.com/RSngv7LxSz

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) June 12, 2022

Jirka managed to choke out Glover Teixeira in the last minute of the last round and became the welterweight champion! Walk literally escaped the grave digger from the shovel and won the UFC welterweight title at the last minute. Incredible fight, incredible story, incredible ending. Samurai becomes the best MMA fighter on the planet! The Czech Republic got its first ever title in the most prestigious fighting organization.

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You can watch the footage of the end of the game in the video below