After shockingly submitting Glover Teixeira in the fifth round of UFC 275, the Czech star was crowned the new light heavyweight champion of the organisation.
“We pick this sport, I chose to be a fighter and we have to pay the price. Sometimes you have to be smart enough to say enough to protect yourself for the future."
Midway through the year, it's impossible to envision anything topping the UFC 275 main event between Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira for "Fight of the Year."
Jiri Prochazka won the light heavyweight title with a spectacular last-minute submission victory against Glover Teixeira, bringing UFC 275 to a close in Kallang, Singapore.
Glover Teixeira defends his Light Heavyweight championship for the first time against emerging finisher Jiri Prochazka in the men's division.
UFC 275 will go live from Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore on June 11.