UFC 275: Jiri Prochazka produces last-gasp submission to claim light-heayweight title from Glover Teixeira

Jiri Prochazka beat Glover Teixeira to become the new light-heavyweight champion at UFC 275.

Prochazka, of the Czech Republic, won with a rear-naked choke submission late on in the fifth round in Singapore.

The 29-year-old was narrowly trailing Teixeira, 42, on two of the judges' scorecards, while the other judge had it level going into round five.

"It's amazing and I'm glad. It was a true war. Glover is a true warrior," Prochazka told BT Sport.

Prochazka, who practises bushido - the moral code followed by samurai - emerged victorious in the final round following a brutal back and forth contest.

Teixeira, who became the oldest first-time champion in UFC history when he defeated Jan Blachowicz in October, said: "He (Prochazka) is a very skilled guy on the ground.

"I gave my all out there, there are no excuses."

In the UFC women's flyweight fight, champion Valentina Shevchenko was taken the distance in a tough bout against Taila Santos before winning on a split decision.

After five punishing rounds, two judges scored it 48-47 and 49-46 for Kyrgyzstan-born Shevchenko, while the other had it 48-47 for Brazil's Santos.

The result means Shevchenko has defended her title seven times since defeating Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2018.

"I want to keep going, I want to keep improving," said Shevchenko. "I want to keep fighting no matter who - bantamweight, flyweight, I am here, bring it on."

Earlier, Poland's Jedrzejczyk announced her retirement after being beaten by China's Zhang Weili.

Jedrzejczyk, 34, had not fought since losing to Weili by a split decision in 2020 and failed to avenge that defeat as she was knocked out in the second round of the strawweight bout.

"I'm very proud of myself and I can't wait to fully enjoy my retirement," Jedrzejczyk, who defended her title five times between 2015 and 2017, told the UFC website., external

"UFC has changed my life and I always give as much as I can and I'm also trying to give back as much as I can, but it's time for myself."