It took nine years and 21 fights in the UFC, but Glover Teixeira can now add "champion" to his resume. The 42-year-old defeated Jan Blachowicz via second-round submission Saturday in the main event of UFC 267 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Teixeira went to the ground game early and often and it paid off in a big way as he found a way to lock in a rear-naked choke that forced a quick tap.
The win threw the light heavyweight division into an even deeper state of flux. Jon Jones had ruled it for the better part of a decade, and Blachowicz's reign will go down as an unorthodox one.