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Only 27 Seconds Stopped Jiri Prochazka & Glover Teixeira From Breaking a Breathtaking UFC Record in Singapore

Published 06/15/2022, 6:00 AM EDTBy UFC 275 took place last Sunday inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It was the first-ever UFC pay-per-view event in Singapore and the enthralling fight card truly lived up to the hype. The main event between Glover Teixeira and Jan Blachowicz capped off a magnificent PPV and almost broke a UFC record. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The light heavyweight title fight saw both combatants put up an amazing performance inside the cage and deliver one of the best fights of this year. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad and took the fight up to the fifth round, where ‘Denisa’ seemed to be out on his feet. However, he gamely stayed in the bout and caught the champion in a surprising rear-naked choke to earn the tap with just 28 seconds left. View this post on Instagram It was a big win for the Czech fighter as he became the first UFC champion from his country. Although the fight delivered on multiple fronts, it failed to snatch one UFC title fight record. WATCH THIS STORY:

Which UFC title fight holds the record for the latest stoppage win

The title fight between Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira ended 28 seconds before the final bell, with Prochazka becoming the new champion. However, it fell 27 seconds short of the finish in a UFC flyweight title fight in 2015. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad In 2015, at UFC 186, Demetrious clashed against Kyoji Horiguchi to defend his title. ‘Mighty Mouse’ already had five successful title defenses under his name before this fight. Horiguchi turned out to be one of ‘DJ’s toughest opponents as he pushed ‘Mighty Mouse’ to the limit. However, Johnson retaliated and dominated Horiguchi on the ground in the final minute of round 5. He quickly caught him in an armbar and drew the tap, ending the fight at the 4:59 minute mark. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad ‘DJ’ finished the fight just one second before the final bell. To date, this saw the latest stoppage in the history of UFC title bouts. What are your thoughts on both the fights? Let us know in the comments section below.

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ADVERTISEMENT Afnan Chougle 973 articlesAfnan Chougle is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. Besides writing, this Media graduate is an integral part of the digital web stories team for combat sports. Before joining EssentiallySports, Afnan gained valuable experience as an intern at Jiostudios Production House.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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