{"id":265908,"date":"2017-12-16T17:29:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T01:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=265908"},"modified":"2017-12-16T17:29:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T01:29:42","slug":"ufc-fox-26-results-glover-teixeira-stops-misha-cirkunov-first-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-on-fox-26\/ufc-fox-26-results-glover-teixeira-stops-misha-cirkunov-first-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC on Fox 26 results | Glover Teixeira stops Misha Cirkunov in the first (highlights)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first fight on the UFC on Fox 26 main card occurred in the light heavyweight division, where former title challenger Glover Teixeira and Canadian contender Misha Cirkunov collided in a clash of top-10 fighters.<\/p>\n<p>The bout began with Cirkunov pouring on the pressure on the feet. From there, however, Teixeira was able to drag the encounter to the mat. After briefly threatening with a rear-naked choke, he rolled into back mount, sat up, and poured on the ground and pound until Cirkunov could take no more. The TKO occurred at the 2:45 of the first round. See it unfold below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#x1f5e3; GLOVER TEXEIRA IS BACK! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gloverteixeira?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GloverTeixeira<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCWinnipeg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCWinnipeg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S5mx1m7fun\">pic.twitter.com\/S5mx1m7fun<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/942202670894297089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With this result, Glover Teixeira rebounds from a tough knockout loss to Alexander Gustafsson, and reasserts himself as one of the light heavyweight division&#8217;s top contenders. The former title challenger is now 10-4 in the UFC, and 26-6 overall.<\/p>\n<p>Misha Cirkunov, on the other hand, now finds himself on the first two-fight skid of his career. After a sterling start to his UFC career, he has succumbed to first round stoppages dealt by Volkan Oezdemir and Glover Teixeira in the year 2017. He&#8217;s 13-4 overall, and 4-2 in the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>What did you think of Glover Teixeira&#8217;s huge win at UFC on Fox 26?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 16\/12\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first fight on the UFC on Fox 26 main card occurred in the light heavyweight division, where former title challenger Glover Teixeira and Canadian contender Misha Cirkunov collided in a clash of top-10 fighters. The bout began with Cirkunov pouring on the pressure on the feet. 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