The fast-paced, back-and-forth battle with Ryan Bader was not without adversity, but when Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night main-event came to a close, Glover Teixeira was crowned victorious.
After backing Teixeira against the cage, Bader continued to go to work on his opponent. During that exchange, Teixeira slipped through a right-left combination that dropped Bader. And some aggressive ground-and-pound forced referee Herb Dean to call a stop to the contest at 2:55 of Round One.
UFC would later confirm that Teixeira’s win secures him a shot at the Light Heavyweight Championship, which will position him against the winner of the upcoming Jon Jones-Alexander Gustafsson fight.
In the night’s co-main-event, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza made another impressive statement with a dominant knockout win over Yushin Okami.
Full UFC Fight Night results follow:
Sean Spencer b. Yuri Villefort via SD (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Ivan George b. Keith Wisniewski via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Elias Silverio b. João Zeferino via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Edimilson Souza b. Felipe Arantes via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Ali Bagautinov b. Marcos Vinicius via TKO (punches) at 3:28 of R3
Rafael Natal b. Tor Troeng via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Piotr Hallman b. Francisco Trinaldo via submission (kimura) at 3:50 of R2
Joseph Benavidez b. Jussier Formiga via TKO (strikes) at 3:07 of R1
Jacare b. Yushin Okami via TKO (punches) at 2:47 of R1
Glover Teixeira b. Ryan Bader via TKO (punches) at 2:55 of R1
