5 retirement fights for Glover Teixeira in the UFC

#2 Former UFC title challenger Dominick Reyes

Former title challenger Dominick Reyes

Former UFC title challenger Dominick Reyes could be a wildcard in the light heavyweight division. He is currently on a three-fight losing skid that began when he challenged then-light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. He did well and went the distance, but lost via unanimous decision.

After his performance against Jones, many felt that it signified a change of guard at light heavyweight. However, that wasn’t the case as he lost back-to-back fights to former champion Jan Blachowicz and current champion Jiri Prochazka.

Reyes decided to take an extended layoff following the loss to Prochazka in order to fully recover.

‘The Devastator’ is targeting an October return, so a bout with Teixeira seems logical. They are both also coming off losses to the reigning light heavyweight champion under similar circumstances. Reyes and Teixeira had ‘Denisa’ in trouble, but they went for guillotine chokes that cost them in their respective bouts.

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#1 UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka

The UFC 275 main event between Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka was well received by fans. Immediately after the bout, there was debate on whether it was the greatest light heavyweight bout in the promotion’s history.

It was action-packed and saw both fighters have their moments, but it was ‘Denisa’ who was able to finish his opponent.

An immediate rematch shouldn’t necessarily be out of the question. Teixeira was 28-seconds from retaining as the judges had him winning the majority of the rounds. With that in mind, Dana White could award him a rematch because of how impressive he has been, especially at age 42.

Fans will be a deciding factor in whether the former champion receives an immediate rematch. If there’s a strong demand and fans want to see the two compete again, White will likely make it happen. It was a very competitive main event, so a rematch could generate more pay-per-view buys.