UFC on ESPN+ 40 official poster: Thiago Santos, Glover Teixeira battle for No. 1 contender spot
A pivotal light heavyweight clash will headline the UFC’s Nov. 7 event.
At UFC on ESPN+ 40, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, former title challengers Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira will be vying for another crack at the title.
Santos (21-7 MMA, 13-6 UFC) and Teixeira (31-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) were originally slated to meet at UFC on ESPN+ 35 on Sept. 12, but the fight was scrapped after Teixeira tested positive for COVID-19.
The matchup was then rebooked for Oct. 3 in Abu Dhabi, but was canceled once again, this time because Santos tested positive for coronavirus.
Santos last competed in July 2019, when he was edged out by then UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. After the fight, he underwent double knee surgery that has kept him sidelined ever since.
Winner of his past four in a row, Teixeira is enjoying his best run in years. He is coming off a “Performance of the Night” finish of Anthony Smith at UFC on ESPN+ 29 in May.
Check out the official poster for the UFC’s Nov. 7 event below:
The Nov. 7 lineup includes:
- Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira
- Brendan Allen vs. Ian Heinisch
- Claudia Gadelha vs. Xiaonan Yan
- Drew Dober vs. Diego Ferreira
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Tanner Boser
- Vanessa Melo vs. Sarah Moras
- Trevin Giles vs. Bevon Lewis
- Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Max Griffin
- Felipe Colares vs. Gustavo Lopez
- Jack Shore vs. Khalid Taha
- Darren Elkins vs. Eduardo Garagorri
- Marcos Rogerio vs. Alexandr Romanov
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UFC on ESPN+ 40 official poster: Thiago Santos, Glover Teixeira battle for No. 1 contender spot
