JAN BLACHOWICZ defends his UFC light-heavyweight title Saturday night at a stacked event in Abu Dhabi.
Glover Teixeira will compete for UFC gold as a veteran, standing alongside the 205lb king during his second title defense - headlined UFC 267
What Jan Blachowicz's and Glover Teixeira's positions are ahead of their UFC267 showdown
The fourth Fight Island bout of the UFC will be capped off by a battle between seasoned light-heavyweights on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island.
SunSport felt it was only right to dive into the meat and bones for their eagerly-awaited showdown.
Age
Father Time is with Blachowicz (defending champion), who is 38 years old.
However, Poland's second UFC champion will be entering his final year in his thirties, on February 24,
Texeira, 42 years old, is a true elder statesman. He turned 42 on Thursday.
Victory over Blachowicz means that the John Hackleman-trained bruiser will become the oldest champion of UFC by becoming the promotion’s oldest ever.
Experience
Blachowicz as well as Teixeira are both seasoned fighters, their mixed martial arts careers starting in 2007 and 2002, respectively.
Despite Teixeira's five year head start, they have had almost the same number fights.
Blachowicz has been to the cage 36 times during his professional career. He was victorious on 28 occasions.
Texeira has 39 pro fights under his belt and has won 32.
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Physical
Blachowicz is a good match for Teixeira in the physical department. Both men are 6'2.
Blachowicz, the defending champ, has a two-inch advantage over his opponent. He will need to close the distance to make up his difference and land his strikes.
Form
Both men are currently in the UFC, Blachowicz in particular.
The former KSW light-heavyweight champion is currently riding a five-streak, which has seen him defeat the current and former middleweight titleholders Luke Rockhold (now Israel Adesanya)
Texeira also has a five-fight winning streak in which he beat former title challengers Thiago Santos and Anthony Smith back-to-back.
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