“I started throwing up” – Glover Teixeira says bad weight loss caused him to lose his title at UFC 275 against Jiri Prochazka

Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira made headlines at UFC 275 this weekend, and it turned out to be a big fight. It was the first time Teixeira defended the light heavyweight title since winning it from Jan Błachowicz. The fight had everything fans expected, it was exciting, exciting, brutal and technical.

Both fighters were not in the mood to retreat and did not hesitate to engage in unpleasant exchanges. They both took slow motions and still looked like rocks. After five rounds of back and forth, many thought the fight would go to the judges. The check managed to send the champion 30 seconds after the last bell.

Glover fought like a true champion and proved his worth to everyone in the MMA community. Jiri paid tribute to the former champion and congratulated him on the battle of his life. Glover nearly finished Jiri in the 5th round, but he was guillotined and Jiri escaped drowning to escape the attack.

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“It was all my fault” – Glover Teixeira takes full responsibility for his actions

Glover admitted he was tired in the 5th round and warrevealed how a poor weight loss affects performance. said, “Even though it was 9:30 at night, I lost weight at 3 pm and stayed without drinking water or buying anything until 9:30 at night. Then when I started to get better, I started vomiting, I started vomiting.”

Added, “I felt like I was going to vomit, couldn’t make the call after the weigh-in and that got in the way in the fifth round. I always talk to my students, ‘Losing weight gets in your way, if it’s a five-round challenge, it’ll get in your way’ And it got in my way. I guess that’s it, I’ve never experienced such a recovery.”

Glover finally concluded by saying: “I couldn’t lose weight properly, it was my fault, that’s what I’m talking about, I need to adjust, so it was completely my fault. I could be tying it to the weight. I blame the weight but I take my own responsibility, you understand?”

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