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Teixeira almost unbelievably stands atop the mountain—7,085
days after his mixed martial arts journey began. Some 48 hours after he celebrated his 42nd birthday, the ageless
Brazilian submitted Jan
Blachowicz with a rear-naked choke in the second round of their
UFC 267 headliner and walked away with the undisputed
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title on
Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Blachowicz (28-9, 11-6 UFC) tapped out 3:02 into Round 2, as he
bowed in defeat for the first time in more than three years.
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Teixeira (33-7, 16-5 UFC) set the table in the first round, where
he took down the WCA Fight Team product inside the first minute and
consolidated his efforts with top control and ground-and-pound. He
waded through thudding punches from the Polish powerhouse in Round
2, staggered him with a sweeping left hook and secured another
takedown. Teixeira then climbed to full mount, transitioned to the
back and flattened out the champion before cinching the choke for
the finish.
Yan Outduels Sandhagen for Interim Crown
Petr
Yan answered output with power and precision, as he captured
the interim bantamweight championship with a unanimous decision
over Cory
Sandhagen in the five-round co-main event. All three cageside
judges scored it 49-46 for Yan (16-2, 8-1 UFC), a winner in 11 of
his past 12 bouts.
Sandhagen (14-4, 7-3 UFC) started strong and controlled much of the
first round with left hooks to the body and kicks to various
targets. However, Yan found another gear midway through the fight
and pushed a pace his adversary could not match. He floored
Sandhagen with an exquisite spinning backfist-left hook combination
in the third round, applied merciless pressure with relentless
forward movement and answered any salvos the Elevation Fight Team
rep launched with something comparable of his own. Sandhagen
enjoyed a modicum success while circling on the perimeter in the
fifth round, only to have Yan track him down with shots that wowed
the crowd and likely the judges.
Yan now awaits a rematch with Aljamain
Sterling, the man to whom he surrendered the undisputed
bantamweight title in a March 6 disqualification.
Makhachev Kimura Submits Hooker
Burgeoning American Kickboxing Academy star Islam
Makhachev submitted Dan Hooker
with a kimura in the first round of their brief but revealing
lightweight encounter. A short-notice replacement for Rafael dos
Anjos, Hooker (21-11, 11-7 UFC) conceded defeat 2:25 into Round
1.
The outcome was in doubt for less than a minute. Makhachev (21-1,
10-1 UFC) landed a quick takedown, progressed to half guard and
framed the kimura from side control. Hooker was beyond help, as the
Russian sambo practitioner
continued to crank on his isolated arm until he had no choice
but to raise the white flag.
Now a clear and present danger to everyone in the 155-pound weight
class, Makhachev will ride a nine-fight winning streak into his
next assignment.
Volkov Cruises Past Tybura
Effective counterstriking and airtight takedown defense spurred
former Bellator
MMA champion Alexander
Volkov to a unanimous decision over Marcin
Tybura in a three-round heavyweight feature. Volkov (34-9, 8-3
UFC) swept the scorecards with 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 marks from
the cageside judges.
Tybura (22-7, 10-5 UFC) failed in repeated attempts to dump the
6-foot-7 Russian to the floor. As a result, he found himself
trapped on the feet with a superior marksman. Volkov answered the
Polish powerhouse’s forward pressure with clean multi-strike
combinations to the head and body. He did his best work when it
mattered most in Round 3, where he pieced together punches and
incorporated knees to the body and standing elbows upstairs, all
while keeping himself upright.
The setback was Tybura’s first in more than two years and shut the
door on his five-fight winning streak.
Chimaev Chokes Li Unconscious
Allstars Training Center prospect Khamzat
Chimaev returned from a year-long absence and put Jingliang
Li to sleep with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their
hotly anticipated welterweight attraction. Li (18-7, 10-5 UFC) lost
consciousness 3:16 into Round 1, suffering his first submission
defeat in more than six years.
Chimaev (10-0, 4-0 UFC) handled his business like a contract
killer. He secured a takedown inside the first 30 seconds, applied
his ground-and-pound and advanced to the back before flattening out
“The Leech” and nearly closing the show with unanswered punches.
Chimaev then turned his attention to the neck, slid his arm into
place for the choke, readjusted his grip and
tightened his squeeze until the lights went out on his
opponent.
The 27-year-old Chimaev has finished all 10 of his opponents, seven
of them in the first round.
Ascendant Ankalaev Dominates Oezdemir
Gorets Fight Team product Magomed
Ankalaev moved one step closer to title contention at 205
pounds, as he laid claim to a unanimous decision over Volkan
Oezdemir in a three-round light heavyweight showcase. Ankalaev
(16-1, 7-1 UFC) carried all three scorecards: 30-27, 30-27 and
29-28.
Oezdemir (17-6, 5-5 UFC) struggled and ultimately failed to manage
clear disadvantages in the speed and skill departments. Ankalaev
chewed on him with jabs, sat him down with a lightning bolt of a
left cross in the first round and opened a cut above his left eye
with a short right hook in the second. Oezdemir grew more and more
gun-shy as time wore on, affording the former World Fighting
Championship Akhmat titleholder the opportunity to cruise to the
finish line without much resistance.
Anklaev, 29, has rattled off seven consecutive victories.
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