At 42 years of age, Glover Teixeira became the new light heavyweight champion at UFC 267. With a smart strategy against Jan Blachowicz, he controlled the Polish man on the ground for the whole first round and was able to secure a tight rear-naked choke that forced an instant tap in the second. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the performance.
Really pulling for Glover here
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) October 30, 2021
I’d love to see Glover win, but damn he looks old.
— Funky (@Benaskren) October 30, 2021
Jan is not good at getting up #UFC267
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) October 30, 2021
Mutual respect between these older guys by taking the first round off 1-0 Glover #UFC267
— Billyq.eth (@BillyQMMA) October 30, 2021
Yeah!!!!!! Hell Yeah!!!!!! Way to go @gloverteixeira
— The Thugjitsu Master (@thugjitsumaster) October 30, 2021
Holy smokes @gloverteixeira pulls it off! Amazing!!!! #UFC267
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) October 30, 2021
Wowww unreal!!!! Yes @gloverteixeira
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) October 30, 2021
Wow!!! What a legend @gloverteixeira
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) October 30, 2021
Wow!!! Glover looked great. Awesome to see him get the belt.
— Funky (@Benaskren) October 30, 2021
What a freaking moment for Glover Teixeira at 42!!! Never count this man out #UFC267
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) October 30, 2021
Wow that’s what happens when @JonnyBones leaves the division. Great fight tho
— said yokub (@SaidYokubMMA) October 30, 2021
Wow !! Congrats to the new champ @gloverteixeira !!what a story !!
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) October 30, 2021
Good to see Glover get it done!!
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) October 30, 2021
Congrats @gloverteixeira !!!
Beautiful.— Jon Fitch ☠️ (@jonfitchdotnet) October 30, 2021
WOAAAAAH! Inspiring cinderella story from Glover. At 42 years old we got a new champ! Just wow!!! #UFC267
— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) October 30, 2021
CONGRATS TO THE NEW CHAMPION @gloverteixeira AMAZING RIDE #UFC267
— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) October 30, 2021
old man Glover just crushed it ! #UFC269
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) October 30, 2021
Congrats to @gloverteixeira !! Super happy for him!! #ufc267
— Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) October 30, 2021
Love you brother! So proud of you and your hard work https://t.co/2hhFajAEIQ
— Chuck Liddell (@ChuckLiddell) October 30, 2021
Congrats to the CHAMP@gloverteixeira
And what a birthday gift
Well deserved pic.twitter.com/DBoHj4zNcG— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) October 30, 2021
Glover Teixeira is like a fine wine, the older he gets the better he is.
This man is unbelievable!!!
Congratulations Champ #UFC267— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) October 30, 2021
I did some Math … Does this make @CoreyA_MMA the best light heavy weight in the World now ???? Just asking
— Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) October 30, 2021
Congratulations to the champion of the world Brazil’s own @gloverteixeira ! Literally brought a tear to my eyes the way this man has never given up! Just amazing 42 years old man. #ufc267
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) October 30, 2021
Big Congrats To @gloverteixeira On The Victory @ufc Well Earned pic.twitter.com/s614Fq78vZ
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) October 30, 2021
Never give up. Congrats @gloverteixeira You are an inspiration.
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) October 30, 2021
Glover is a beast and such a nice guy 🙂 Congrats Champ! #UFC268
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) October 30, 2021
As I said… Jan was worried about me after I handled my business and forgot he had his own business!! #UFC267
— Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) October 30, 2021