No. 3 ranked Light Heavyweight Glover Texiera (25-4) defeated No. 7 ranked Rashad Evans (24-5) via a first round KO in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Tampa, Florida. Glover Texiera extended his winning streak to three straight. The fight took less than two minutes to decide. Texiera pressed Evans against the cage and landed a combination that knocked out Evans cold.Rashad Evans, former training partner of Jon "Bones" Jones, suffered his second straight loss. Evans has now lost four out of his last six fights. After the fight was over, he immediately asked the referee what had transpired, which comes as no surprise to anyone watching. He lost consciousness mid fall.
After the fight, Texiera said that he wouldn't mind a fight with No. 2 ranked Light Heavyweight Anthony "Rumble" Johnson. As of now, this fight is not scheduled. However Dana White did nod in agreement with Texiera's idea after the event. The winner of that fight could end up getting a title shot against either Jon Jones or Daniel Cormier.
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