Glover Teixiera: After UFC 275 Classic, Fans Deserve Jiri Prochazka Rematch

The back-and-forth battle between Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 275 was considered by many fans as one of the best fights in UFC light heavyweight history.

Shortly after relinquishing the light heavyweight belt to Prochazka, Teixeira reflected on the bout’s impact on the ”Papo de Luta” podcast.

"I just saw the fight and it reminds me Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson, which was one of the most exciting fights I saw live,” Teixeira said. “Of course, when you know the result the emotion is different, but I was able to understand why people are saying it was so exciting.”

In hindsight, Teixeira doesn’t regret going for a guillotine choke while having his opponent rocked in the fifth round.

"Of course, when I look at that guillotine, I want to cry. From an outside [perspective], it was pretty clear to see how dazed Jiri was, but people need to understand that since Day 1 of the camp my strategy was to take him down, so it was kind of natural when I saw that long neck in front of me, to attack it,” Teixeira said. “But it is what it is. Jiri was a great warrior, made the right decision and deserved to win. The best thing to do is do another one. The fans deserve that and I'm willing to face him again.”

Teixeira said he didn’t suffer any serious injuries in the fight and should be able to return to training in three weeks.

"I didn’t break any bones. I just had a brain MRI and everything is perfect,” he said. “My only injury was a cut between my fingers when I mounted him in the fourth round and held it off the fence. I just need three weeks to recover from that cut, relax my body and soul, see [Alex Pereira] beat up [Sean] Strickland and, right after that, return to do what I love the most.”