42-year-old light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira will defend his belt against Jiri Prochazka on May 7, it has been learned ESPNSaturday.

The two fighters have reportedly agreed to a date for that duel at UFC 274. A location has yet to be announced for the event.

Teixeira (33-7) won the belt in October when he defeated Jan Blachowicz by submission at UFC 267. He has won his last six fights, earning his first title shot ahead of Jon Jones in 2014.

For his part, Prochazka (28-3-1) has only fought twice in the octagon since signing with the organization in 2020. He was, however, impressive against Volkan Oezdemir and Dominick Reyez . He won his last 10 fights by K.-O.