LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White has committed to Glover Teixeira as the next UFC light heavyweight title challenger. But Teixeira might have to wait a while to get his hands on champion Jan Blachowicz . Teixeira (32-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) has put together a five-fight winning streak late in his career to put himself in position to vie for the 205-pond title again. He came up short in his first opportunity against Jon Jones at UFC 172 in April 2014, and years later he’s rebuilt himself. Many think Teixeira should’ve been the one challenging Blachowicz for UFC gold this past Saturday at UFC 259 , but middleweight champion Israel Adesanya moved up in weight and cut the line in an attempt to become a two-division titleholder
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