12:37 am ET, at 12:49 am ET, at Round 2: Santos opens the round with a leg kick and a push kick to the body but Teixeira lands a left hand and scores a takedown again. Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker in the works for Sept. 25 UFC Fight Night. It's amazing he came back to likely win that round. Jamey Simmons via first-round TKO (kick, punches), Yan Xiaonan def. 12:44 am ET, at 12:43 am ET, at Showcasing their signature finishes! With a potential light heavyweight title shot on the line, 41-year-old Glover Teixeira managed to pull out another classic performance. ", The victory ran Teixeira's winning streak to five and seems to set him up to challenge recently-crowned champion Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title -- a belt Teixeira fought for in a losing effort in 2014. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thiago Santos was the first fighter to make Jon Jones look human, and he did it with both of his knees blown out. In his most recent outing at UFC 259 in March, Santos lost a unanimous decision to Aleksandar Rakic. Five fights in a row beating these young guys, it's not easy. Teixeira managed to survive some big scares to submit Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Fight Night from Las Vegas' UFC Apex facility. Glover Teixeira vs. Thiago Santos was certainly a light heavyweight showdown that delivered.. LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT 205LBS: #1 THIAGO SANTOS 21-7 VS #3 GLOVER TEIXEIRA 31-7 Santos has been out for over 13 months after tearing his left ACL, MCL, PCL, and Meniscus. However, UFC president Dana White has recently called a fight between Blachowicz and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya "the fight to make. UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Santos Full Fight Highlights in the UFC Light Heavyweight Main Event of UFC Live action with Glover Teixeira vs Thiago Santos … 12:34 am ET, at #UFCVegas13 [ B2YB: @ToyoTires ] pic.twitter.com/Cp4DwSKXVz, The ground & pound from @GloverTeixeira was VICIOUS! Thiago Santos via submission (rear-naked choke), Round 3. Final Result: Win. Give me that title shot, man.". Santos is more a -250 favorite at BetMGM; the comeback on Teixeira is +200. © 2004-2021 CBS Interactive. I agree that CBS Sports can send me the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter". Tanner Boser via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Raoni Barcleos def. Santos manages to get full guard back, but he's trapped with his head against the cage. 12:55 am ET, at ET on ESPN+) Glover Teixeira def. ... Glover Teixeira Throttles Thiago Santos in Wild, Back-and-Forth UFC on ESPN 17 Headliner. Teixeira is just peppering him with punches to the body and head. Teixeira survived the scare and fell back on his grappling, scoring a takedown and dominating the rest of the round from top position. Glover Teixeira vs Thiago Santos Updated 173 days ago. UFC on ESPN 17 - Santos vs. Teixeira pits Glover Teixeira vs Thiago Marreta Santos fight in UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on Nov 7, 2020. Now Santos is looking to re-establish himself as a true contender and get by Glover to get a 2nd … Breakdown; Form; Money Line; VS. Glover Teixeira (32-7) 37.9%. What a wild fight! In the main event of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira, a battle of top light heavyweights and former title challengers as Thiago "Marreta" Santos (21-7) … The grappling of Teixeira would dominate in the second round as well, this time without the scare. "I'm an old man here. Thiago Santos via third-round submission (rear-naked choke), Andrei Arlovski def. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengers Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira headlined this event. Santos sucks a leg in to get half guard back and Teixeira passes to mount again. Barcelos and Taha cash in on the fight of the night. 1:03 am ET, at Thiago Santos (21-8) ... Thiago Santos-200-240-235-235-250-240-235 Open Line South Point Circa Caesars Stations Westgate Best Line; Glover Teixeira … ... Santos was submitted by Glover Teixeira last November. Santos unloads with big punches and Teixeira survives and reverses and he has Santos' back! Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker in the works for UFC event on Sept. 25. Teixeira locks in a rear-naked choke and this one is over! Thiago Santos via third-round submission (rear-naked choke) Andrei Arlovski def. Background. Walker (18-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) snapped a two-fight losing skid in his most recent … #UFCVegas13 pic.twitter.com/VgAqGTBRes. Teixeira has competed in a variety of grappling and MMA tournaments: Grapplers Quest, NAGA, Sport Fight (where he was the Light heavyweight Champion). Santos, who was returning for the first time since suffering a knee injury in a split-decision loss to then-champion Jon Jones in July 2019, came out fast and hard, rocking Teixeira in the first round.