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Jamahal Hill dominates Glover Teixeira in a BRUTAL five rounds to claim the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 283, with Brandon Moreno winning the quadrilogy over Deiveson Figueiredo
Jamahal Hill is the new UFC light heavyweight champion after defeating Glover Teixeira, 43, to retirement following a five-round demolition.
The 31-year-old American put in the best performance of his career to frustrate the teak-tough veteran at every turn.
He was filled with emotion when he realized his achievement as a disappointed crowd filtered out of the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Glover Teixeira (left) was badly beaten in five rounds against Jamahal Hill
The new champion was filled with emotion after claiming the vacant belt
Hill was superior to the 43-year-old veteran in almost every department of the fight.
Teixeira withdrew after the fight, saying he was too tough for his own good.
Hill said: “Anything is possible with hard work and dedication, a lot of people told me I couldn’t do it, it wasn’t possible.” I had to fight to be here, to live, to have a chance, you can do anything if you’re willing to fight for it.’
While Teixeira was gracious in defeat and even escorted Hill with him so fans wouldn’t throw drinks and missiles at him, like they did Brandon Moreno after the co-main event in sickening scenes.
The former champion announced his retirement, leaving his gloves in the cage, as Brazilian legend Mauricio Shogun Rua had done earlier in the evening.
“I’m too tough for my own good, my own health, it’s an honor to take my gloves off the same night as Shogun,” he reflected.
There were immediately signs of early encouragement for Hill in the first round. He stuffed multiple takedown attempts and landed heavy shots regularly.
In the second, he delivered a concussive blow and Marc Goddard came close to stepping in, only for Teixeira to somehow struggle and survive.
With a nasty cut to his eyebrow, he suffered through the third and was allowed through the fourth by the doctor, even though his face was a mess.
More to follow…