It was a long, hard road to the top for one of the sport’s most humble and self-effacing guys, but he made it look easy on Saturday. He submitted Jan Blachowicz with a rear naked choke at 3:02 of the second round to become the second-oldest champion in UFC history at 42 years, two days old.
He was dominated in his first UFC title shot in 2014 by Jon Jones, and when he lost to Corey Anderson on July 22, 2018, in Hamburg, Germany, it was three losses in his last five fights.īut at an age when fighters are moving on to the next stage of their lives, Teixeira reinvented himself and on Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi in the main event of UFC 267, captured the UFC title. He had to work as a landscaper to pay the bills because fighters on the regional circuit rarely make enough money to survive only on their fight-related income. He was 19 fights in before he finally made it to the UFC in 2012. Nothing came easy in his MMA career for Glover Teixeira. 30, 2021 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
(R-L) Glover Teixeira of Brazil secures a rear choke submission against Jan Blachowicz of Poland in the UFC light heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 267 event at Etihad Arena on Oct.
