Light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira takes on Jiri Procházka at UFC 275 as the promotion heads to Singapore.
The 42-year-old is planning to retire soon but is heading for his first defence of the title he won last year against Jan Blachowicz.
Procházka has overcome Dominick Reyes and Volkan Oezdemir in an impressive start to his UFC career, boasting a decent MMA record and this bout certainly is a long-awaited match-up.
Originally scheduled for UFC 274, the pair will finally meet inside the octagon.
The chief support of the evening sees Valinta Shevchenko take on Talia Santos for the women’s flyweight title.
Date, UK start and venue
UFC 275 takes place on Saturday 11 June inside Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
For those in the UK, the prelim card starts at 1am BST on the morning of Sunday 12 June, before the main card kicks off at around 3am.
Teixeira vs Prochazka is expected at around 5am BST.
Where to watch UFC 275
TV channel: BT Sport will broadcast the entire event, starting at 1am BST on Sunday 12 June before the main card begins at 3am. The main event is at 5am BST.
Live stream: The BT Sport subscribers will be able to watch it on the BT Sport App.
UFC 275 undercard/fight card in full
Main card
- Main event: Glover Teixeira (c) vs Jiri Prochazka – for Light Heavyweight Championship
- Valentina Shevchenko (c) vs Taila Santos – for Women’s Flyweight Championship
- Zhang Weili vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk
- Rogerio Bontorin vs Manel Kape
- Jack Della Maddalena vs Ramazan Emeev
Prelim card
- Seung Woo Choi vs Joshua Culibao
- Jake Matthews vs Andre Fialho
- Jacob Malkoun vs Brendan Allen
- Steve Garcia vs Hayisaer Maheshate
- Kang Kyung-ho vs Danaa Batgerel
- Liang Na vs Silvana Gomez Juarez
- Orion Cosce vs Mike Mathetha
- Ramona Pascual vs Joselyne Edwards
Early prelim card
- Silvana Juarez vs. Liang Na
- Batgerel Danaa vs. Kyung Ho Kang
- Joselyne Edwards vs Ramona Pascual
UFC 275 prediction
Teixeira is unlikely to have it easy, particularly with Procházka proving so adept at counter-wrestling.
Still, the challenger’s takedown game isn’t the best and we know Teixeira needs only a sniff before locking in a submission.
Teixeira to win via submission.
UFC 275 weigh-in results
Both fighters weighed in at 205 pounds.
UFC 275 odds and betting tips
Glover Teixeira win - 13/8
Jiri Procházka - 4/9
(Via Betfair and subject to change)
