Teixeira, meanwhile, enters Saturday night's bout against Lewis with an undefeated record for his career, sitting at 8-0-0. Most recently, the 25-year-old Brazilian defeated Justin Tafa in February of this year via TKO (knee to the body and elbow), an impressive victory for Teixeira in a result that earned him a Performance of the Night bonus.

The knockout king struck again. Derrick Lewis defeated Tallison Teixeira via TKO at the 0:35 mark of the first round in the UFC Nashville main event Saturday night at ...

Tallison Teixeira lived up to expectations in his UFC debut. Touted by many as a big prospect in the heavyweight division, Teixeira (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) only needed 35 second to log his first UFC win. The Brazilian quickly stopped veteran Justin Tafa with a nasty elbow to the nose and then some follow-up shots in February at UFC 312.

Teixeira sent his opponent stumbling back with a jab and as Fonseca started to move away from his big follow-up shots, he walked right into a head kick that sent him to the floor, ending the fight inside of two minutes. The 25-year-old went on to mimic the iconic walkout of Pereira by drawing his bow and shouting while releasing the arrow.

One half of this weekend’s UFC Nashville main event will try to vault into the ranks of the heavyweight elite in his just second Octagon appearance.

Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Aori Qileng at UFC Fight Night 205 on April 23, 2022 Next fight: July 12 vs. Christopher Nelson at OniFights 1 (kickboxing) Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision win s. Jimmy Flick at UFC on ESPN 58 on June 15, 2024