The Best Light Heavyweight Fight in UFC History | UFC 275 Teixeira vs Prochazka
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2022
- Chael Sonnen talks boutt the Best Light Heavyweight Fight in UFC History… (Teixeira vs Prochazka) on this episode of Beyond the Fight
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This really was an MMA fight in the truest sense. There was boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and so on. And each of those arts was competitive across the fight.
They put on a complete clinic, I haven't had an adrenaline rush from a fight in a long time, I was up for another two hours after the fight and I usually go to bed right after the main event 😅
@@l.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.l same dude I was pumped
very true team silva
Said the EXACT same thing to a friend just now. It had the Mixed, the Martial, and the Arts definitely.
Can't believe glover took jiri down when he had him hurt lol
Ive never seen a fight look more like a movie than i did last night. The back and forth. Glover almost knocking Jiri out to Jiri submitting Glover. Five round literal battle of wills only to end with 30 seconds left. Truly something for the ages. Oh and heres some icing for the cake the champ kept up with Jiri at the ripe old age of 42.
Right there with you, man. I have never felt that level of anxiety for any sport, but then again, I'm a Prochazka fanboy. He was getting beat. Glover put on a clinic, yet by some weird plot armor type shit, Jiri fucking submits the submission artist?! it's uncanny. I'm still reeling. I am a Jiri fan, but they need a rematch. Glover earned it.
Have you seen Shogun vs Henderson I¿ If you choreographed that fight in a movie, people would day it's unrealistic that fighters can take so much damage and come back for their own offense.
Volkanovski vs Ortega in recent memory
I can't wait to see it when it comes off ppv , sounds awesome
@@gorgo5418 where can you watch full fights and does it cost anything? I'd love to watch this fight in the entirety
Jiri is insane. People were saying that Jiri is only gret striker with no skills on the ground and then Jiri escaped Glovers mount 5 times and was the first man ever to submit Glover. He literarily won UFC title with his weakest skill point.
Absolutely!!!
His striking sucks, and being mounted 5 times is nothing to be proud of.
29 wins, 25 knockouts, won by submission against the best submission fighter in that division. In what way does he suck? Now make me laugh and say you're not a casual lmao. Its fucking Glover, if he mounts you you're either getting submitted or G&P.
@@travis8180 bad take
@@travis8180 the troll
This fight was incredible, I found myself saying “oh, it’s about to be over” like 4 or 5 times. There were times when Glover was hitting Prochazka and I could see the lights almost shutting off for Prochazka, and then sometimes I’d see Prochazka hitting Glover and the lights almost shutting off for him. I could not believe how Glover was still standing after some of those punches to the face, Bisping was commenting on how loud they could hear the contact from the gloves to the face. If the time would have expired, Glover would have won, but Prochazka would not have lost. He absolutely refused to give up and they both fought fantastically
best fight of all time for me, I mean, we've seen the smaller guys cut each other up max/yair but for 215lb+ guys to scrap like this is not common
There were a couple times in rounds 3 or 4 I thought Glover was literally going to give up. Jiri hit him with 4 or 5 vicious body shots and it looked like Glovers body was about to shut down on him. Then right when you’re about to count him out he storms back and lands a shot of his own and/or a clutch takedown. Unbelievable heart by both guys the entire fight. I really hope the UFC gives the fans a rematch of this fight. Nobody deserves it more than Glover right now.
@@Mikey_2_Times true, an immediate rematch should be made cause this was an instant classic. If the fight had gone on for 30 seconds more, we saw that glover was up on the judges scorecards. So immediate rematch next, & if not then the winner of ankalaev/smith. Jan blachowicz needs a more impressive win to justify getting the shot next.
@@lekdennamgyal1485 Unless Ankalaev bulldozes Smith, I agree that Glover should get an immediate rematch. He destroyed both Jan and Smith. He was winning that fight against Jiri and everyone will want to see the rematch again. Plus he's not getting any younger and Jan made him wait an entire year (which is a ton of time in your 40's) while he fought Izzy. If he fights smart he should be more than able to beat Jiri
@@benlewis5312 true, and the way blachowicz got dominated by glover. Ya you're right unless ankalaev absolutely demolishes smith then ankalaev is next in line.
Glover is a savage animal, and Jiri is a relentless beast. The amount of momentum shifts in that fight was insane, truly a battle of wills toward the end.
Spot on. I thought Glover overall looked superior and was winning the fight, but Jiri proved himself the better man by (1) not allowing Glover to finish him, and then (2) by executing when both their tanks were empty rather than blundering like Glover did with that guillotine attempt. There is a lot to be said for keeping your head when you’ve reached the point of complete exhaustion, and in this case a championship belt too.
No one looked superior, it was back and forth and both made silly mistakes that cost them the finish. Could of been a draw if it went to decision
He really is a relentless beast, no other way to describe that maniac 😁
Glover is an idiot he had the Ko twice in the 5th and then went for take down made 0 sense
I’m also real bitter bc I had him +900 by ko and he was sleep walking Jiri and then instead of finishing him took him down TWCIE
What I loved most about this fight was the show of respect both warriors showed at the start of the 5th, Glover tagging and stunning Jiri and then Jiri sinks in the choke. You can’t make this up best title fight in history
that was the craziest shi I’ve seen in my life
Weli vs Joanna 1 would like a word.
In the 5th round, just moments before the submission, when Jiri pushed off the cage to counter and have back control on Glover, Jiri and Glover were whispering something to each other just like WWE wrestlers do, very suspicious.
Awesome fight still
Lmao best title fight in history..... of 2022?
There was 10+ position reversals, looked like a ufc 4 match. Glover gets rocked, looks like he’s about to go to sleep but ends up on top of Jiri, then somehow Jiri has the ability to reverse when he’s absolutely gassed. And that happened multiple times to both guys, it’s funny to see Shevchenko say she left he hear in the octagon after her fight, but Glover and Jiri actually left everything they had out there
EXACTLY THIS WAS LIKE A FIGHT UFC. 4 🔥💯 Straight video game like fight
it sucks that santos broke her orbital bone from that clash of heads or i think valentina wouldve ended up leaving her belt in the octagon as well
tf how is that funny their fight has nothing to do with valentinas, lol get over yourself.
Valentina was trying to fight. Its hard to fight a blanket
In my opinion one of the best MIXED Martial arts fights I have seen in quite a while. This fight went everywhere and both men were back and forth in all positions. This wasn't just a striker vs a grappler. This was two mixed martial artists having a violent chess match at the top level. Kudos to both guys.
I thought this fight was going to end six times. It was just incredible how they both got out of deadly positions and the beating they both were willing to take. It is going to be difficult though for UFC to give a 43 year old another chance to run with the belt with a high risk of retiring with the belt.
Yeah, but if he retires with the belt, that sets up an Awesome title chase! Guys will get opportunities to be in contention and it would shake up the whole division!
Imo Glover deserves the opportunity. And I also think that this fight deserves an immediate rematch. Would much rather see that than Jiri vs Jan, mainly bc this was an instant classic.
Its cause you're a casual
Also, Glover defeated Jan pretty easy. Jiri gave him a run for his money. We need an immediate rematch.
Glover deserves a rematch in my opinion. He was winning that fight and showed a lot of heart. I thought he was going to get finished multiple times and not only did he survive, he went on to dominate for long stretches of the fight. Jan needs a more impressive win to deserve another shot. The Smith and Ankalaev winner could be an option, but I’d rather see Glover get a rematch based on how epic that fight was last night. He absolutely deserves it over all the other guys in the top 5. I like Anthony smith, but he’s basically been fighting guys ranked well below him for the past couple years.
Jiri models his training and fighting style after the undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi 1584-1645.
Think about how Jiri fights when he's directly trying to finish his opponents, while reading this Musashi quote:
"The sure way to win thus is to chase the enemy around in a confusing manner, causing him to leap aside, with your body held strongly and straight."
With his flow of attacks never repeating and from odd angles, Jiri swarms his opponents and doesn't give them rest, which is another thing Musashi talked about. How when your opponent is tired, or stumbles, or their mindset's thrown off, you should not let them even get a moment's respite, to recover; yet of course do this in a calculated way, not just charging in
Felt like that ancient rolling technique kept him getting in trouble tho
Wow bro. U are nice wit it
Miyamoto Musashi is lucky that Rickson Gracie wasn't around back then.
@@scottman1627 - lol HA!
@@drgonzoatmpls - lol, HA!
I woke up this morning thinking the same: This was one of the greatest UFC fights of all time. The hug in the center of the octagon between those two before before the start of the 5th round brought tears to my eyes after what I just witnessed in the previous 4 rounds. Stunner witnessing the submission knowing Glover had the fight in the bag. Agree Glover had won three rounds. Thankful we did not see 'ANY' trash talk before this fight. Respect and humility from each MMA fighter.
true that, after the previous 4 rounds gruesome wars, thw beginning of the 5th round made my feeling undescribeable, i had teary eyes...
For me Max vs Yair was the most entertaining fight I've seen. This one was also up there, no doubt!
If you cried cause two men you're watching fight in a cage hugged, you likely need medication.
Totally agree on the hug before the 5th, what an inspiring mark of respect from both men after 4 rounds of all out war. 👊👊👊
@@celticraider24 And you're likely a psychopath.
Dude, at 42 Glover won the belt and put on the greatest fight in LHW history. The man just made a legacy. What an inspiring man.
Immediate rematch for sure!
@TB Productions it’s sad that dana decides everything. he should do a poll who is next, glover would be chosen for sure
1 judge had at 38-38, 1 judge had it 39-36 Glover, and 1 judge had it 38-37 Glover. The 38-37 scorecard had a 10-8 round 3 for Jiri. Glover was 28 seconds away from retaining. What a crazy fight.
Clear rigging as glover won 3 rounds before the 5th just like the val fight 49-46
He would still fight in November
@@doge-xj7zb the Glover scorecards aren’t rigging. He was going to retain the title until he tapped. If it went the distance.
@@doge-xj7zb Valentina won round two off of her back. Santos lay there and done absolutely nothing whatsoever while Valentina was constantly punching her and attempting submissions
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Jiri would've won round 5 unanimously, it would've been a draw into decision right? That would've been epic af!
The toughness of Glover and Jiri cannot be understated, almost anyone else in that division would have given up but neither of these guys wanted to concede, absolute banger of a fight. Definitely a fight of the year contender at least.
The number of marks on Jiris face at the presser was wild.
I think it can be understated with the greatest of ease. But not overstated.
Amen
im not sure. toughness is basically lightheavyweigts memo. i think jones, smith, ankylaev, santos reyes all have toughness that makes them push until there KO'd. all of them.
@@johnmarkson1998 0
How could anyone not be a Glover fan?? Class act and absolute beast!!! May I add inspiring. In my opinion the all around best light heavyweight to ever fight in the octagon. Hope he gets a opportunity to run this one back if that’s what he wishes. UFC really should think about this and not just put it in their back pocket for down the road.
Word. And im from czech republic. Oh my god he is such an animal. It was proly best fight ive ever seen
@@drachmonius those two left it all in the ring. I’ve always been inspired by Glover but we learned so much about Jiri that we never seen. To take the punishment he took and keep going shows the heart of a Warrior. We better get used to the Champion Jiri Prochazka. He not going anywhere anytime soon.
Jiri won and you aren’t even mentioning his name. Very off
I don't see anyone getting anywhere close to beating these two men
When he is being hyped to be a UFC champ even before his first fight and then gets destroyed by Jones. Someone could be put off
That fight was an emotional roller coaster. Each guy had high and low moments in every single round. I was heartbroken to see Glover tap after fighting his heart out for over 24 minutes. Win or lose, you hate to see a guy not be able to finish the fight when he gave it everything he had the entire time. Hall of fame worthy fight.
You’d rather see it go to the judges than a finish??
@@philipmalaby8172 in this case yes. He fought for 24 minutes and 30 seconds and had the win locked up in my opinion. It’s a little heartbreaking to watch a guy go through that war and not be able to finish the fight with such little time remaining. I thought he deserved the win, but both guys did honestly.
@@philipmalaby8172 don’t be like that…You know what I mean. He almost got finished several times and not only survived, but came back and had his moments. It just sucks he couldn’t last 20 more seconds and earn a chance to see the scorecards.
@@Mikey_2_Times Silva vs Sonnen I anyone
That fight was an instant classic. A FOTY candidate. Both men showed incredible heart.
I think Jiri has the most exciting 3 fight run in ufc history.Jiri is so fun to watch. A true warrior
Hes been a spectacular show no question and hes saving the LHW division right now (Glover absolutely gets some of that credit as well) but i would definitely put up Chandlers last three fights against Jiris. Chandler vs Oli, Gaethje and Tony were jaw dropping fights all three could be in in UFC highlight packages for decades
_🔥🔥🔥_ "Jiri is the type of a guy who taps out during Glover mount him to play mind games" _🔥🔥🔥_
Khamzat would like to have a chat.
Lawlers up there too
You were clearly not alive to see Jones vs Shogun, Rampage and Vitor.
Top 10 best fights of all time. It had everything; high level diverse striking, grappling, GnP, all sorts of different positions, reversals, and ended with a finish.
They went back and forth for 24:30 minutes, both getting the better of each other on the feet & on the ground at different times. Both men looked seconds from being finished more than once and both showed they are true warriors forging ahead.
I think a rematch makes all ye sense in the world. There is no clear #1 contender right now and considering Jiri was given the opportunity after only 2 fights & Glovers age, I think the company & Jiri owe it to him.
That fight was a damn war!!! The literal definition of what MMA is !! 2 absolute warriors giving EVERYTHING they had !! I believe Glover was going to win if he could have held on that last 30sec !!!!! Insane ending !!!
Jiri vs Vadim is similar
This was by far the best Light heavyweight fight I have ever seen, Probably top 3 fights I have ever seen. Glover has nothing but my respect and admiration, he was so close but hope to see him rematch Jiri in the future, bless his heart.
Agree
Better than Jones Gus 1 already? Maybe a little early to say
@@dws0828 Tbh I gotta go back and re-watch Jones Gus 1, it's been a while since I've seen it but I do remember it was an amazing fight
@@dws0828 it was way better than that
@@dws0828 yes, this is up there with Griffin and Bonnar.
Like the legendary, undisputed and undefeated Chael Patrick Sonnen, Glover Texeira thought that by tapping you only lose the round, and not the fight. Clear 48/47 win for Mr Texeira.
Scientific fact.
True that
Damn I completely forgot that legendary fight.
That’s how it be on the mean streets of West Linn
Facts over feelings
It's crazy what a career Glover has had and how good of a career he missed out on. He started fighting in 2002 but couldn't sign with UFC until 2012 due to visa issues. Chuck spoke so highly of him, there was no doubt Dana and Lorenzo would have signed him earlier.
He won the belt in his 40s, and was less than a minute away from defending it against a bigger, younger, killer of an opponent. Can you imagine the fights he could have had during the Griffin/Rua/Rashad/Machida/Rampage era of UFC Champions? He was good enough to beat any of them.
As for Jiri, he showed a Champions heart in finding a way to win while he was gassed, lacerated, and down on rounds. I have a lot more respect for his Bushido persona now that I know it's not a gimmick and he is serious about it.
You're right, I remember how he cane on the scene. He was in his prime right when he showed up, just so happened that Bones was there too.
One of the greatest fights I’ve ever witnessed. If you want to introduce someone to MMA. Show them this fight. Imagine a new fan goes to see this bout in Singapore. Legendary bout & truly the greatest LHW fight ever.
This was an amazing fight! Glover tried to do the Chael Sonnen finishing move on Shogun in the 5th, but Jiri shook him off. I didn’t think Jiri would get the submission. Tremendous fight!
What I also loved was everyone watching never expected for Jiri to even attempt a takedown the way he was getting handled on the ground and the way he was absolutely picking apart Glover on the feet, then shot the takedown and the sub. So fucking crazy
Chael - " If Daddy wanted to come home, I think he'd be welcome" on Jon Jones. 🤣 cracking me up Uncle Chael
I already rewatched this fight twice. I have to agree with Chael: Best LHW fight!
Some things I noticed were that each man took multiple chances to end the fight. Each man is highly competent in the various aspects of MMA (and each man understood this about their opponent).
We got to witness a grizzled veteran taking the fight to a young lion. And we got to witness the ruthless creativity of that young lion, rising up to the challenge to dethrone a legitimate king.
Nothing but respect to each man. Bravo! 🍻
Glover post fight talk with Cormier was so heartfelt. He's gona keep going 🙏
It was definitely the best most competitive LH fight in history. Glover was so close to winning. Chael has lived this with his 1st Silva fight. I have more respect for Glover now in his loss than I did before the fight. He made that kid earn that win so I respect the new champion even more now too. Had he knocked Glover out in round 1 I would still question his heart. The kid walked through fire for this win. Best LH fight EVER. 🔥
Jiri truly earned his spot at the top with this war.
I was jaw dropped multiple times in this fight. I thought it was going to be over in almost every single round at one point. Still can't believe how Jiri escaped a deep head and arm choke from a BJJ black belt, and then submitted him for the win with 30 seconds left. Fuckin incredible. Absolute fan of both fighters FOTY forsure right here.
I never would have guessed that ending in a million years. I heard a guy bet 2 Euros on Jiri by sub in the 5th on got 900 Euros.
Also, liked your point at 5:00 about him having lots of room to grow. It's like seeing Ngannou a few years back where he started getting patient and refined his technique, BJJ, wrestling, etc. Jiri could win his first title defense if he doesn't improve and shore up his holes, but he could also get frickin scary. We all underestimated his grappling
Thrilling back and forth war, couldn't have asked for more. Amazing heart on these guys 👊🙂👍
Media 5x ; how was training with Jon Jones?
Jiri: he wasn't there
Chael; this guy trained with the great Jon jones
In fact, they have already trained together in the past, but only grappling.
Uncles on point today! Glover was definitely winning that fight, and oh what a fight that was! It was incredible to watch. I was amazed at how tough both fighters were. There were multiple times in that fight where I thought one fighter was going to finish the other, and then the other fighter would come back. 30-60 seconds before the fight ended, I thought Glover was going to finish Jiri, or at least win the 5th round and the decision. I think uncle's right about this being the greatest lhw fight ever.
Attended my first ufc event and boy was I in for a treat. The number of reversals in the glover-jiri fight was crazy, could have ended more than a handful times. Props to Glover and Jiri for the grit to always come back swinging in the face of grim adversity.
This fight was so great, so heartbreaking and so inspiring!
It's so interesting hearing Chael talk about this fight cuz of the similarities between this fight and Sonnen - Silva while being up on the cards and getting subbed in the last couple seconds of the 5th round. Amazing fight respect to both!
I heard Glover was up on the cards going into 5th. I was in disbelief that he was trying to take Jiri down at the end when he had him out on his feet in my opinion. What a great battle between two amazing and determined warriors.
Such a good fight. I was up on my toes the entire time. So many times I thought Jiri was gonna get knocked out or tap out on the ground. Glover did better than I expected for his age. I thought glover would get knocked out a few times as well. Jones vs Jiri would be insane and I thought of that after watching the Dominick fight. The fight was legendary to say the least.
The fight was just a mixture of "Call the ambulance, but not for me!", and uno reverse card. What a fight!
I wrote Jiri off in the 5th and partially checked out. I was happy for Glover but as a big fan of Jiri's style, it was bittersweet watching him lose. And then...
I was praying for an uppercut from Jiri and hoping he could pound him out but hope was waning. Then, wait, what?
Jiri is the kind of fighter you should never ever wrote off until the fight is over... he already proved this many times in his career, in fact I sometimes think it's some kind of his weird strategy.
Every time I thought it was about to end, one of the two would reverse the position.
I dont remember seeing this much shift in dominating position in a belt fight.
Both Jiri and Glover are unreal fighters, you can only respect these beasts.
Light Heavyweight (across all it's variations) is the heart of MMA. It's what got me into the sport in the Vitor/Couture/Sakuraba days, and it's what keeps giving it's all with these legendary fights.
Crazy fight, they both got sloppy in the last 2 rounds out of sheer exhaustion. Mucho Respecto to both of them.
First round was good, the rest they both looked out of shape like they barely trained
@@chiquita683 they are 215-220 lbs, I'd say after the 3rd they started slowing.
@@chiquita683 lol no, you barely train.
They showed the scorecards. Glover would have retained.
always learn something more after listening to Uncle Chael’s post fight breakdowns ! !
best in the biz 🐐
Hey Chael, Jiri specifically said in the pre fight interview that he never trained with Jones and he only trained with Cejudo for a month. So he didn’t learn the stance switching from Jones
That is correct. Jones was supposed to be there, which is where Chael got it from, but in the end Jones was unable to join the camp so Jiri never trained with him there.
he has been doing it for decade lol
Glover was so crafty I thought he was gonna take it. He's the older man but good lord can he hustle when he sees an opportunity to take someone's back. Amazing fight Jiri is a whirlwind
Only his 3rd fight and he's got the gold. Long live Jiri the Champ!
barely… glover still the champ for me
Lol, thats a cope if I have ever seen one. 😅
GREAT COMMENTARY !!! Thanks man I love your manner of explanation!!
This fight should be made into a trailer for mma, it had EVERYTHING
High level grappling, takedowns, trips, reversals,, educated striking from glover and unothodox kicks and stances from jiri, fight ending moments, all for 4 rounds and a half, ending in the fifth that started with a hug and went on to the striker on a 10 ko/tko streak, submitting the most effective grappler in the division’s history after almost getting ko’ed by him
Chael would never tap in the final minutes of a championship fight when he was winning the decision.
Undefeated undisputed.
Respectfully it is chael .p sonnen
Jiri grabbed his own arm to flip over and change positions!! I’m so impressed and can’t wait to watch his journey
Scorecard's going into the final round:
Michael Bell had it at 2-2 (first two Glover 3 and 4 Jiri) 38-38
Ben Cartlidge scored it 3-1 to Glover, with the Brazilian winning rounds 1, 2 and 4. 39-37
Clemens Werner also chalked it as 3-1 to Glover, though Werner had Jiri winning the third round 10-8. 38-37
28 more seconds to keep his belt damn. Such a glorious battle the heart of the warrior on full display hats off to both.
Glover had it and he blew it with that guillotine attempt... kinda frustrating to watch but still, great job by both, it was a pass of the torch moment and it feels proper, it opens new matchups and it keeps the weight class fresh
Not only that but even after Jiri reversed inside the final minute Glover was in guard and relatively safe. Why he gave up his back at the end I will never understand. He literally had the fight won.
He was too tough for his own good I guess, he didnt want to be on the bottom when the fight finished, he might have wanted to scramble to his feet but he was too tired, it was a poor decision but lets not give glover a harder time xD
Glover was up on 2/3 scorecards and all even on the 3rd. Heart breaking 🙈
First fight this year that was worthy of watching. Both fighters did an amazing job. Neither fighter should be discouraged it was a classic fight from the first minute to the last final seconds.
Quite literally every form off combat was on display here with the style changing every 30 seconds. Jesus, that's one of the best fights the MMA world has ever seen
Glover was winning with 3 rounds on 2 judges scorecards, 30 secs more and he would have retained
One of those same judges gave jiri a 10-8round tho
@@bossdraves9520 i think that was fair, jiri dominated on the feet and on the ground in that round
@@SonsOfDeForest jiri -d rider ^ even if glover was 10-8 , u would still say that jiri won
@@beaualIoevv cope harder
@@SonsOfDeForest cope harder - 🤓
Really hope Glover gets the rematch, as he was definitely winning the fight and it was an extremely entertaining one. He also just beat the number 1 contender in his previous fight so it’s hard to say Jan should get the shot first. Sadly I’m almost positive the UFC won’t do this as they’ve really seemed to be pushing the retirement message.
I think glover needs to rest for a bit lol
Jan actually defended the belt and hasn't fought Juri.
Jan and rakic need to rematch, bc Jan was losing , and glover and jiri need to run it back
@@bicmitchum1368 rakic won't be fighting for a while
@@Gravy1255 that's true but I dont Jan deserves next he got finished by glover convincingly and was losing to rakic imo
The heart and will of these guys is unmatched. This fight has to go into the hall of fame
1m subscriber man!! I was here since 64k. Keep it rollin dude.
Chaels subs were slow moving back then. And I was watching on the daily. lol
Jiri frustrated the hell outta me during that fight. As good as it was, I thought he gave Glover the first 2 rounds. He was doing too much and I knew Glover was going to capitalize; I wanted to strangle the man cause I KNEW he could beat Glover on the feet. I was impressed by some of his reversal's, but I think he needs to tighten up on that defense. The man has a chin, no doubt, but there are some hammers in Lightweight. He sticks his face out like that to Jan and he'll wake up without a belt.
It was odd to see Jiri seemingly tap a time or two. To be clear, He wasn’t trying to surrender the fight… but it was just an odd looking hand motion for an mma fight 🤷♂️
Agree with you. One of the times he did it he was actually slapping glovers face lol
I noticed that too, Glover wasn’t threatening a submission when he did but I saw Jiri tap a couple times, it was odd.
@@meatball2746 Mark Goddard talked about it. He said Jiri was talking when he was doing this. Saying things to glover, “like hey congrats this is good” and tapping him like a dad taps his son the back or head. He said it’s hard to understand unless you can see Jiris face and hear what he was saying.
Yeah I notice it too, rather than tap, it looks more like a pat on the back saying good job, well done kind of way.
@@robertsanchez4198 Makes sense, thank you
I took a look at Glover's resume, I found him win by finishing on the ground with great opponents, that makes me stunned to see him being unable to do the same to Jiri, a striker, no matter how hard and how many times he tried.
They’re both absolute warriors
Respect to both guys
Gutted for glover, he was winning. They should definitely have it out again!!
I loved glovers big fat smile between rounds
Incredible display of resilience and grit from both fighters. Glover just made a few more critical mistakes, especially in the last round
2:45 - Yuri moves like a dork, looked liked an old man
3:07 - YURI WAS AWESOOOME!
Truly, undefeated, undisputed, uncontested, the real GOAT unc. Chael.
This was a good fight, but it wasn’t as entertaining to watch than Rose vs Esparza 2
CHAEL SAID JIRIS NAME RIGHT!!!
It all came down the last 60 seconds, who wanted it more, who's focus slipped for just a second! I think you're right, it looked like Glover had it in the bag until that lapse in judgment that ended with his back being taken! After about the 3rd ground exchange I remember saying every time it hit ground that "Glover's gonna have to kill him with strikes, Jiri will not submit." I think if Glover hammered away instead of submission attempts he maybe could've gotten a stoppage, but such is life - what a fight!
'If daddy wants to come back home' killed me 🤣
I'm gonna say this to humble myself and so ppl don't think I'm a know it all (lol). I thought Prochazka was going to absolutely annihilate Glover. Just smash him. I didn't want to see Glover get hurt like Reyes and Oezdemir did. I give Glover all the respect in the world and I hope he gets a rematch!
Most incredible fight I ever saw, in any weight class. The back and fourth was just insane. I thought it was over so many times. The finish was just shocking!
Jiri could have avoided so much damage. He had so many opportunities to end the fight.
So much respect to Glover
Hendo Vs Shogun is the greatest LHW fight I’ve ever seen.
I agree. I just said the same thing
No this def topped it… that fight had periods, not many, of no action and thus is not recency bias
Would love to see that fight again. So amazing what these two did.
Fight if the Year if you ask me! Glover was so close. The irony of Jiri choking out a BJJ Brazilian black belt 🥋.
Pretty amazing 🤩
Chael vs McGregor boxing match. Book it
Shael by first round decapitation
The way the judges had the scores, a 10-9 5th round in Glover's favour would have won it for him. A 10-9 win for Jiri would have resulted in a split draw. I think Glover was winning that last round.
Where are the scorecards posted, friend?
@@jacksdad734 They showed the scorecards after the fight
@@jacksdad734 I just googled ufc 275 scorecard, and it sent me to a twitter post with a photo of the cards
Glover went for a ankle sweep takedown and Jiri reacted with a flying front roll, absolutely incredible fight
Fight of the Year candidate for sure! And agree it is likely the best or one of the top LHW matches of all time.
The amount of back and forth on the feet and the reversals on the ground. Insane.
Jiri Vs Glover 2 in Brazil would be amazing, Before this fight I would've loved to see the winner Vs Jan but now I think this rematch must happen
I hope we get the rematch eventually, but the division still has to move. I think they should do Jiri vs Jan next and have Glover take on the winner of Smith/Ankalaev for the next shot. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Glover sat out a bit and then came back to a title shot after the Jiri vs Jan fight.
He 42 man , idk if he has enough time for all that haha.
One of the best fights I’ve ever seen by far
Dude, Glover made the tiniest mistake due to exhaustion and Jiri capitalized so fast and so hard it was crazy.
This was Glover's fight. Sad he made so many mistakes.
yeah man... he was 3-1 up on the scorecards and winning the 5th
Jiri has always used the stance switching. He uses it mostly as a defense against someone shooting on him. Hard to catch a leg when it's constantly changing distances
Amazing fight! Makes you realize you have go be well versed in everything..
Agreed. One of the best,if not the best UFC fight ever. The whole card was superb. Congratulations
This is the whole truth. I watched every second of the fight, and as a fan of UFC since 2005, this was the first time ever that I was watching the entire fight and at the end of the fourth round, so much had happened that I thought the fight was over. I thought I already watched 5 rounds of action by the end of the 4th. My God, wasn't it a treat when I saw them talk about the 5th round starting and my smooth brain was trying to comprehend why my stream is repeating the final round. Ho-Lee-Fuk.
Timeless fight that would not look out of place in any period of history. Thank you gentleman.
Aside from the amazing fight my favorite moment was the walk-ins, Glover walking in smiling at every person like he is about to pick his kid up from school and Jiri walking in all intense ready to make history like some viking.
What a great fight between these two absolute the best
The momentum swings in this fight were so crazy I've never seen anything like it