Jiri Prochazka wasn’t even UFC light heavyweight champion for an hour before the callouts rolled in Saturday.
Among the social media posts directed at the newly crowned champion was Glover Teixeira, the man he just submitted in the UFC 275 main event.
“Rematch??” Teixeira wrote in a tweet that included tags of Prochazka, Dana White and the UFC.
Prochazka and Teixeira competed in a highly entertaining, back-and-forth brawl with momentum shifts aplenty. Two of the three judges had Teixeira up on the scorecards entering the final round. In that Round 5, Teixeira found success on the feet before he was submitted with 28 seconds remaining. After the fight, Teixeira, 42, told commentator Daniel Cormier he’s not done yet.
Other contenders came out of the woodwork, as well. Streaking contender Magomed Ankalaev and Anthony Smith are set to square off July 30 at UFC 277. UFC president Dana White previously indicated to Barstool Sports the winner will likely be the next title challenger.
Also waiting in the wings is former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz and fellow contender Jamahal Hill. Blachowicz recently defeated Aleksandar Rakic by TKO due to injury. Hill rides a two-fight winning streak into an Aug. 6 main event against Thiago Santos.
Check out the tweets and callouts from the upper echelon of the UFC light heavyweight division below.
