The management of UFC approved final date of repeatedly transferred title fight in a light heavyweight between John Jones (19-1) and Glover Teysheyra (22-2).
According to the official press release, this fight will head the UFC 172 tournament which will take place on April 26 in Maryland, the USA.
Glover Teysheyra conducts a series from 20 victories, 5 from which is gained in UFC. In Teysheyr's extreme fights for the first time for the career faced high-level rivals — Kuinton Jackson (32-11), James Te-Hunoy (16-6) and Ryan Beyder (15-4), and a duel with Beyder slightly was didn't end for the Brazilian it is deplorable.
19 of 22 fights won by Teysheyra ended ahead of schedule, and 13 of them — with a knockout.
Today Glover Teysheyra is 34 years old, his growth makes 188 cm, experience of performances in the prof. of MMA — 11 years.
John Jones in last fight broke Tito Ortiz's record (16-11-1) by number of successful protection of a title in a light heavyweight. In this fight Jones for the first time faced the opponent, not conceding to it in sizes — Alexander Gustafsson (15-2), and the duel turned out quite equal in spite of the fact that Jones looked more preferable in the opinion of judges.
15 of 19 fights won by Jones ended ahead of schedule, and 9 of them — with a knockout.
Today John Jones is 26 years old, his growth makes 193 cm, experience of performances in the prof. of MMA — 5,5 years.
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