Jiri
Prochazka believes he still has unfinished business with
Glover
Teixeira.
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The Czech Republic native claimed light heavyweight gold with a
rear-naked choke submission of Teixeira at the 4:32 mark of Round 5
in the
UFC 275 headliner last month, but “Denisa” had to survive more
than a few moments of adversity to get to that point. In a post on
his Instagram account, Prochazka offered Teixeira a rematch, vowing
to be much more decisive in a potential return date against the
Brazilian veteran.
“I want to fight Glover my next fight,” Prochazka said. “Not
because it will be another big fight, but just one reason: My
performance was bad the first fight, and I will show you why I’m
the champion clearly, decisively. And I think Glover deserves it.
So here’s the offer: I will show you why I am the champion.”
A former Rizin Fighting Federation 205-pound champion, Prochazka
has won his last 13 professional outings, including stoppages of
Teixeira, Dominick
Reyes and Volkan
Oezdemir in UFC competition. His fight against Teixiera is on
the short list of contenders for “Fight of the Year” in 2022.