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Farah Hannoun

Jiri Prochazka offers Glover Teixeira a rematch: ‘I will show you why I am the champion’

UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka wants to leave no doubt about his status by having a rematch with Glover Teixeira.

Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) dethroned Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in a barnburner at UFC 275 in June, becoming the first man to submit the Brazilian. The back-and-forth battle earned Fight of the Night honors.

However, prior to getting submitted in the last 30 seconds, two of the three judges had Teixeira up heading into the final round. Prochazka deemed his performance horrible and after confronting Jan Blachowicz to set up his first title defense, he has now diverted his attention to a rematch with Teixeira.

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