Glover Teixeira earned his 20th straight win at UFC Fight Night 28. In doing so, he may have set himself up for a shot at the winner of a UFC 165 championship bout between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson.
Although he got clipped by Ryan Bader a few times on Wednesday, Teixeira dug in and answered with a heavy shot while backed up against the fence in the first round. Teixeira is without a win over a top-10 light heavyweight, but he’s one of the few fresh challengers remaining for Jones.
If Gustafsson upsets Jones later this month, Teixeira may still have some work to do, but the fact that the Brazilian is a new face in the race for a light heavyweight title shot makes him an intriguing opponent for the current champion.
Here are the fights that should be next for Teixeira and the rest of the UFC Fight Night 28 competitors.