Report: Glover Teixeira To Meet Jimi Manuwa At UFC 208

A pivotal light heavyweight bout could be close to being finalized, as ESPN has reported that No. 3-ranked Glover Teixeira and No. 5-ranked Jimi Manuwa have agreed to square off at Jan. 21’s UFC 208 from Anaheim, California.

Teixeira, a former title challenger, is coming off of a brutal 13-second knockout loss to current title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Prior to that, he had won three straight all by way of stoppage over the likes of Ovince Saint Preux, Patrick Cummins and Rashad Evans.

Manuwa, on the other hand, has split wins and losses in his last four bouts. He most recently scored a victory over Saint Preux after getting knocked out by Johnson.

The light heavyweight division is currently in an awkward state, which could give this bout major title implications.

UFC 208 has yet to receive a main event.