Glover Teixeira ’s late career run has gone from an interesting sidelight to one of the great ongoing stories in MMA. The light heavyweight, who recently turned 41, marked himself as a serious contender for the belt held by Jan Blachowicz with a sensational victory over former title challenger Thiago Santos on Saturday night in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 40. Teixeira (32-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) absorbed onslaughts from Santos (21-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC) that would have stopped lesser fighters in both the first and third round before finishing his fellow Brazilian with a rear-naked choke. The time of the stoppage at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas was the 1:49 mark of the third round. Teixiera has won five consecutive bouts, four by finish. Santos got off to a flying start as he dropped Teixeira with one of his first shots of the fight.
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UFC on ESPN+ 40 results: Glover Teixeira submits Thiago Santos for fifth straight win – MMA Junkie