Jiri is insane. People were saying that Jiri is only gret striker with no skills on the ground and then Jiri escaped Glovers mount 5 times and was the first man ever to submit Glover. He literarily won UFC title with his weakest skill point.

Ive never seen a fight look more like a movie than i did last night. The back and forth. Glover almost knocking Jiri out to Jiri submitting Glover. Five round literal battle of wills only to end with 30 seconds left. Truly something for the ages. Oh and heres some icing for the cake the champ kept up with Jiri at the ripe old age of 42.

This fight was incredible, I found myself saying “oh, it’s about to be over” like 4 or 5 times. There were times when Glover was hitting Prochazka and I could see the lights almost shutting off for Prochazka, and then sometimes I’d see Prochazka hitting Glover and the lights almost shutting off for him. I could not believe how Glover was still standing after some of those punches to the face, Bisping was commenting on how loud they could hear the contact from the gloves to the face. If the time would have expired, Glover would have won, but Prochazka would not have lost. He absolutely refused to give up and they both fought fantastically

In my opinion one of the best MIXED Martial arts fights I have seen in quite a while. This fight went everywhere and both men were back and forth in all positions. This wasn't just a striker vs a grappler. This was two mixed martial artists having a violent chess match at the top level. Kudos to both guys.

This really was an MMA fight in the truest sense. There was boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and so on. And each of those arts was competitive across the fight.

What I loved most about this fight was the show of respect both warriors showed at the start of the 5th, Glover tagging and stunning Jiri and then Jiri sinks in the choke. You can’t make this up best title fight in history

I woke up this morning thinking the same: This was one of the greatest UFC fights of all time. The hug in the center of the octagon between those two before before the start of the 5th round brought tears to my eyes after what I just witnessed in the previous 4 rounds. Stunner witnessing the submission knowing Glover had the fight in the bag. Agree Glover had won three rounds. Thankful we did not see 'ANY' trash talk before this fight. Respect and humility from each MMA fighter.

There was 10+ position reversals, looked like a ufc 4 match. Glover gets rocked, looks like he’s about to go to sleep but ends up on top of Jiri, then somehow Jiri has the ability to reverse when he’s absolutely gassed. And that happened multiple times to both guys, it’s funny to see Shevchenko say she left he hear in the octagon after her fight, but Glover and Jiri actually left everything they had out there

Glover is a savage animal, and Jiri is a relentless beast. The amount of momentum shifts in that fight was insane, truly a battle of wills toward the end.

I thought this fight was going to end six times. It was just incredible how they both got out of deadly positions and the beating they both were willing to take. It is going to be difficult though for UFC to give a 43 year old another chance to run with the belt with a high risk of retiring with the belt.

Dude, at 42 Glover won the belt and put on the greatest fight in LHW history. The man just made a legacy. What an inspiring man.

How could anyone not be a Glover fan?? Class act and absolute beast!!! May I add inspiring. In my opinion the all around best light heavyweight to ever fight in the octagon. Hope he gets a opportunity to run this one back if that’s what he wishes. UFC really should think about this and not just put it in their back pocket for down the road.

Jiri models his training and fighting style after the undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi 1584-1645. Think about how Jiri fights when he's directly trying to finish his opponents, while reading this Musashi quote: "The sure way to win thus is to chase the enemy around in a confusing manner, causing him to leap aside, with your body held strongly and straight." With his flow of attacks never repeating and from odd angles, Jiri swarms his opponents and doesn't give them rest, which is another thing Musashi talked about. How when your opponent is tired, or stumbles, or their mindset's thrown off, you should not let them even get a moment's respite, to recover; yet of course do this in a calculated way, not just charging in

1 judge had at 38-38, 1 judge had it 39-36 Glover, and 1 judge had it 38-37 Glover. The 38-37 scorecard had a 10-8 round 3 for Jiri. Glover was 28 seconds away from retaining. What a crazy fight.

I think Jiri has the most exciting 3 fight run in ufc history.Jiri is so fun to watch. A true warrior

That fight was an instant classic. A FOTY candidate. Both men showed incredible heart.

The toughness of Glover and Jiri cannot be understated, almost anyone else in that division would have given up but neither of these guys wanted to concede, absolute banger of a fight. Definitely a fight of the year contender at least.

This was by far the best Light heavyweight fight I have ever seen, Probably top 3 fights I have ever seen. Glover has nothing but my respect and admiration, he was so close but hope to see him rematch Jiri in the future, bless his heart.

That fight was an emotional roller coaster. Each guy had high and low moments in every single round. I was heartbroken to see Glover tap after fighting his heart out for over 24 minutes. Win or lose, you hate to see a guy not be able to finish the fight when he gave it everything he had the entire time. Hall of fame worthy fight.

Chael - " If Daddy wanted to come home, I think he'd be welcome" on Jon Jones. 🤣 cracking me up Uncle Chael

Like the legendary, undisputed and undefeated Chael Patrick Sonnen, Glover Texeira thought that by tapping you only lose the round, and not the fight. Clear 48/47 win for Mr Texeira.

This was an amazing fight! Glover tried to do the Chael Sonnen finishing move on Shogun in the 5th, but Jiri shook him off. I didn’t think Jiri would get the submission. Tremendous fight!

That fight was a damn war!!! The literal definition of what MMA is !! 2 absolute warriors giving EVERYTHING they had !! I believe Glover was going to win if he could have held on that last 30sec !!!!! Insane ending !!!

Top 10 best fights of all time. It had everything; high level diverse striking, grappling, GnP, all sorts of different positions, reversals, and ended with a finish. They went back and forth for 24:30 minutes, both getting the better of each other on the feet & on the ground at different times. Both men looked seconds from being finished more than once and both showed they are true warriors forging ahead. I think a rematch makes all ye sense in the world. There is no clear #1 contender right now and considering Jiri was given the opportunity after only 2 fights & Glovers age, I think the company & Jiri owe it to him.

Thrilling back and forth war, couldn't have asked for more. Amazing heart on these guys 👊🙂👍

What I also loved was everyone watching never expected for Jiri to even attempt a takedown the way he was getting handled on the ground and the way he was absolutely picking apart Glover on the feet, then shot the takedown and the sub. So fucking crazy

One of the greatest fights I’ve ever witnessed. If you want to introduce someone to MMA. Show them this fight. Imagine a new fan goes to see this bout in Singapore. Legendary bout & truly the greatest LHW fight ever.

I already rewatched this fight twice. I have to agree with Chael: Best LHW fight! Some things I noticed were that each man took multiple chances to end the fight. Each man is highly competent in the various aspects of MMA (and each man understood this about their opponent). We got to witness a grizzled veteran taking the fight to a young lion. And we got to witness the ruthless creativity of that young lion, rising up to the challenge to dethrone a legitimate king. Nothing but respect to each man. Bravo! 🍻

Media 5x ; how was training with Jon Jones? Jiri: he wasn't there Chael; this guy trained with the great Jon jones

It was definitely the best most competitive LH fight in history. Glover was so close to winning. Chael has lived this with his 1st Silva fight. I have more respect for Glover now in his loss than I did before the fight. He made that kid earn that win so I respect the new champion even more now too. Had he knocked Glover out in round 1 I would still question his heart. The kid walked through fire for this win. Best LH fight EVER. 🔥

I never would have guessed that ending in a million years. I heard a guy bet 2 Euros on Jiri by sub in the 5th on got 900 Euros. Also, liked your point at 5:00 about him having lots of room to grow. It's like seeing Ngannou a few years back where he started getting patient and refined his technique, BJJ, wrestling, etc. Jiri could win his first title defense if he doesn't improve and shore up his holes, but he could also get frickin scary. We all underestimated his grappling

It's crazy what a career Glover has had and how good of a career he missed out on. He started fighting in 2002 but couldn't sign with UFC until 2012 due to visa issues. Chuck spoke so highly of him, there was no doubt Dana and Lorenzo would have signed him earlier. He won the belt in his 40s, and was less than a minute away from defending it against a bigger, younger, killer of an opponent. Can you imagine the fights he could have had during the Griffin/Rua/Rashad/Machida/Rampage era of UFC Champions? He was good enough to beat any of them. As for Jiri, he showed a Champions heart in finding a way to win while he was gassed, lacerated, and down on rounds. I have a lot more respect for his Bushido persona now that I know it's not a gimmick and he is serious about it.

I was jaw dropped multiple times in this fight. I thought it was going to be over in almost every single round at one point. Still can't believe how Jiri escaped a deep head and arm choke from a BJJ black belt, and then submitted him for the win with 30 seconds left. Fuckin incredible. Absolute fan of both fighters FOTY forsure right here.

This fight was so great, so heartbreaking and so inspiring!

Glover post fight talk with Cormier was so heartfelt. He's gona keep going 🙏

Attended my first ufc event and boy was I in for a treat. The number of reversals in the glover-jiri fight was crazy, could have ended more than a handful times. Props to Glover and Jiri for the grit to always come back swinging in the face of grim adversity.

It's so interesting hearing Chael talk about this fight cuz of the similarities between this fight and Sonnen - Silva while being up on the cards and getting subbed in the last couple seconds of the 5th round. Amazing fight respect to both!

Uncles on point today! Glover was definitely winning that fight, and oh what a fight that was! It was incredible to watch. I was amazed at how tough both fighters were. There were multiple times in that fight where I thought one fighter was going to finish the other, and then the other fighter would come back. 30-60 seconds before the fight ended, I thought Glover was going to finish Jiri, or at least win the 5th round and the decision. I think uncle's right about this being the greatest lhw fight ever.

I heard Glover was up on the cards going into 5th. I was in disbelief that he was trying to take Jiri down at the end when he had him out on his feet in my opinion. What a great battle between two amazing and determined warriors.

Such a good fight. I was up on my toes the entire time. So many times I thought Jiri was gonna get knocked out or tap out on the ground. Glover did better than I expected for his age. I thought glover would get knocked out a few times as well. Jones vs Jiri would be insane and I thought of that after watching the Dominick fight. The fight was legendary to say the least.

The fight was just a mixture of "Call the ambulance, but not for me!", and uno reverse card. What a fight!

Light Heavyweight (across all it's variations) is the heart of MMA. It's what got me into the sport in the Vitor/Couture/Sakuraba days, and it's what keeps giving it's all with these legendary fights.

always learn something more after listening to Uncle Chael’s post fight breakdowns ! ! best in the biz 🐐

GREAT COMMENTARY !!! Thanks man I love your manner of explanation!!

Crazy fight, they both got sloppy in the last 2 rounds out of sheer exhaustion. Mucho Respecto to both of them.

Glover was so crafty I thought he was gonna take it. He's the older man but good lord can he hustle when he sees an opportunity to take someone's back. Amazing fight Jiri is a whirlwind

'If daddy wants to come back home' killed me 🤣

Every time I thought it was about to end, one of the two would reverse the position. I dont remember seeing this much shift in dominating position in a belt fight. Both Jiri and Glover are unreal fighters, you can only respect these beasts.

I wrote Jiri off in the 5th and partially checked out. I was happy for Glover but as a big fan of Jiri's style, it was bittersweet watching him lose. And then...

They showed the scorecards. Glover would have retained.

This fight should be made into a trailer for mma, it had EVERYTHING High level grappling, takedowns, trips, reversals,, educated striking from glover and unothodox kicks and stances from jiri, fight ending moments, all for 4 rounds and a half, ending in the fifth that started with a hug and went on to the striker on a 10 ko/tko streak, submitting the most effective grappler in the division’s history after almost getting ko’ed by him

Jiri grabbed his own arm to flip over and change positions!! I’m so impressed and can’t wait to watch his journey

Hey Chael, Jiri specifically said in the pre fight interview that he never trained with Jones and he only trained with Cejudo for a month. So he didn’t learn the stance switching from Jones

Only his 3rd fight and he's got the gold. Long live Jiri the Champ!

Quite literally every form off combat was on display here with the style changing every 30 seconds. Jesus, that's one of the best fights the MMA world has ever seen

The heart and will of these guys is unmatched. This fight has to go into the hall of fame

Glover had it and he blew it with that guillotine attempt... kinda frustrating to watch but still, great job by both, it was a pass of the torch moment and it feels proper, it opens new matchups and it keeps the weight class fresh

Glover was up on 2/3 scorecards and all even on the 3rd. Heart breaking 🙈

1m subscriber man!! I was here since 64k. Keep it rollin dude.

It all came down the last 60 seconds, who wanted it more, who's focus slipped for just a second! I think you're right, it looked like Glover had it in the bag until that lapse in judgment that ended with his back being taken! After about the 3rd ground exchange I remember saying every time it hit ground that "Glover's gonna have to kill him with strikes, Jiri will not submit." I think if Glover hammered away instead of submission attempts he maybe could've gotten a stoppage, but such is life - what a fight!

Chael would never tap in the final minutes of a championship fight when he was winning the decision. Undefeated undisputed.

Really hope Glover gets the rematch, as he was definitely winning the fight and it was an extremely entertaining one. He also just beat the number 1 contender in his previous fight so it’s hard to say Jan should get the shot first. Sadly I’m almost positive the UFC won’t do this as they’ve really seemed to be pushing the retirement message.

Most incredible fight I ever saw, in any weight class. The back and fourth was just insane. I thought it was over so many times. The finish was just shocking!

28 more seconds to keep his belt damn. Such a glorious battle the heart of the warrior on full display hats off to both.

I loved glovers big fat smile between rounds

Jiri frustrated the hell outta me during that fight. As good as it was, I thought he gave Glover the first 2 rounds. He was doing too much and I knew Glover was going to capitalize; I wanted to strangle the man cause I KNEW he could beat Glover on the feet. I was impressed by some of his reversal's, but I think he needs to tighten up on that defense. The man has a chin, no doubt, but there are some hammers in Lightweight. He sticks his face out like that to Jan and he'll wake up without a belt.

Fight if the Year if you ask me! Glover was so close. The irony of Jiri choking out a BJJ Brazilian black belt 🥋. Pretty amazing 🤩

First fight this year that was worthy of watching. Both fighters did an amazing job. Neither fighter should be discouraged it was a classic fight from the first minute to the last final seconds.

Glover was winning with 3 rounds on 2 judges scorecards, 30 secs more and he would have retained

CHAEL SAID JIRIS NAME RIGHT!!!

Incredible display of resilience and grit from both fighters. Glover just made a few more critical mistakes, especially in the last round

Would love to see that fight again. So amazing what these two did.

This was a good fight, but it wasn’t as entertaining to watch than Rose vs Esparza 2

It was odd to see Jiri seemingly tap a time or two. To be clear, He wasn’t trying to surrender the fight… but it was just an odd looking hand motion for an mma fight 🤷‍♂️

4:20 Matt Hughes having flash backs lol

Timeless fight that would not look out of place in any period of history. Thank you gentleman.

Jiri Vs Glover 2 in Brazil would be amazing, Before this fight I would've loved to see the winner Vs Jan but now I think this rematch must happen

Gutted for glover, he was winning. They should definitely have it out again!!

I took a look at Glover's resume, I found him win by finishing on the ground with great opponents, that makes me stunned to see him being unable to do the same to Jiri, a striker, no matter how hard and how many times he tried.

They’re both absolute warriors Respect to both guys

Hendo Vs Shogun is the greatest LHW fight I’ve ever seen.

So much respect to Glover

This is the whole truth. I watched every second of the fight, and as a fan of UFC since 2005, this was the first time ever that I was watching the entire fight and at the end of the fourth round, so much had happened that I thought the fight was over. I thought I already watched 5 rounds of action by the end of the 4th. My God, wasn't it a treat when I saw them talk about the 5th round starting and my smooth brain was trying to comprehend why my stream is repeating the final round. Ho-Lee-Fuk.

Fucking incredible fight!! The respect I already had for both of these fighters is now soaring at an all time high. 🙌🏼

Chael vs McGregor boxing match. Book it

One of the best fights I’ve ever seen by far

Aside from the amazing fight my favorite moment was the walk-ins, Glover walking in smiling at every person like he is about to pick his kid up from school and Jiri walking in all intense ready to make history like some viking.

I'm gonna say this to humble myself and so ppl don't think I'm a know it all (lol). I thought Prochazka was going to absolutely annihilate Glover. Just smash him. I didn't want to see Glover get hurt like Reyes and Oezdemir did. I give Glover all the respect in the world and I hope he gets a rematch!

I hope we get the rematch eventually, but the division still has to move. I think they should do Jiri vs Jan next and have Glover take on the winner of Smith/Ankalaev for the next shot. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Glover sat out a bit and then came back to a title shot after the Jiri vs Jan fight.

Fight of the Year candidate for sure! And agree it is likely the best or one of the top LHW matches of all time. The amount of back and forth on the feet and the reversals on the ground. Insane.

Scorecard's going into the final round: Michael Bell had it at 2-2 (first two Glover 3 and 4 Jiri) 38-38 Ben Cartlidge scored it 3-1 to Glover, with the Brazilian winning rounds 1, 2 and 4. 39-37 Clemens Werner also chalked it as 3-1 to Glover, though Werner had Jiri winning the third round 10-8. 38-37

The way the judges had the scores, a 10-9 5th round in Glover's favour would have won it for him. A 10-9 win for Jiri would have resulted in a split draw. I think Glover was winning that last round.

This was Glover's fight. Sad he made so many mistakes.

Glover has an indestructible chin. The shots he took in rounds 2 and 3 were deadly.

Glover went for a ankle sweep takedown and Jiri reacted with a flying front roll, absolutely incredible fight

These guys were terminators, crazy fight. Rocking each other back and forth, it really felt like neither had any quit and were going to fight till one is broken.

Amazing fight! Makes you realize you have go be well versed in everything..

Some of the shots glover and jiri ate from each other were insane. Both have noggins made of granite. Crazy that the body shots look to have taken the most toll on either. They were both gassed as they should be but glover looked that little bit more depleted. He was sucking wind hard in the 4th and 5th and made Jiri’s shots look more impactful to me. More wide eyes on big shots but I only believe that’s because his gas tank was sapped so every little thing was fatiguing the shit outta him. Both guys showed everything you want in fighters.

Agreed. One of the best,if not the best UFC fight ever. The whole card was superb. Congratulations

When jiri did that round about with his mid section and threw that kick up the middle i said this guys striking is on another level. His striking is so unorthodox. Also shouts out to the ref for allowing these guys to live through these rounds cuz u could have called that fight 10X