Tag: Glover Teixeira

  • Liddell On Jon Jones Beef: It’s Nothing Personal

    UFC legend Chuck Liddell sounded off a few months ago prior to his protege Glover Teixeira fighting Jon Jones, and said that he believed Glover would knockout or submit Jones. Jones fired back with an offer to a superfight with the Iceman, however Liddell laughed off the offer. Last week Jones and Liddell ended up […]

  • PHOTO | ‘The Rock’ & Glover Staredown

    PHOTO | ‘The Rock’ & Glover Staredown

    One of the UFC’s most infamous fans, ‘The Rock’ recently met up with one of the promotion’s most infamous fighters, Glvoer Teixeira.

  • QUICK TWITT | Glover Avoids Shoulder Surgery

    QUICK TWITT | Glover Avoids Shoulder Surgery

    Former UFC title challenger, Glover Teixeira is on the mend following the beating he received at the hands of champion, Jon Jones. It was originally thought that he would need surgery to repair a badly torn shoulder, that however is not the case. The Brazilian fighter recently took to twitter with an update. Check it: […]

  • UFC 172 Medical Suspensions Report: Glover, Benavidez, More Out With Indefinite Terms

    UFC 172 Medical Suspensions Report: Glover, Benavidez, More Out With Indefinite Terms

    Last month’s UFC 172 saw Jon Jones defend his UFC light-heavyweight title for a record seventh time. As a result of that dominance, his latest opponent, Glover Teixeira has been benched by the Maryland State Athletic Commission for an indefinite period for excessive head blows and lacerations. Several other fighter’s on the April 26 fight […]

  • VIDEO | UFC 172 Phantom Cam Highlights

    VIDEO | UFC 172 Phantom Cam Highlights

    The UFC’s Fight Motion Cam captures the biggest hits of UFC 172 in super slow-mo.

  • Glover: Refs Need to Do Something About Eye Pokes

    Glover: Refs Need to Do Something About Eye Pokes

    “I don’t think it was intentional, but the referee needs to start putting some pressure on who does that. I was a little afraid to close the distance and get poked in the eye again and maybe stop the fight. The second eye poke really scared me because I thought it could hurt my eye. […]

  • Dana White: Fans Overreacting To Jones Eye Pokes

    Dana White: Fans Overreacting To Jones Eye Pokes

    “I mean, people are always going to go overboard with Jon Jones because they don’t like him. “It’s not just taller fighters. Jones has that range and he can do it, but lots of guys do it because that’s how you block punches. So you keep your hands open and you slap punches down. Then […]

  • PHOTO | Luke Rockhold’s Broken Toe (X-Ray)

    PHOTO | Luke Rockhold’s Broken Toe (X-Ray)

    It may have looked like the former Strikeforce champ took zero damage against Tim Boetsch, but he did. (Replay Here) AKA’s Luke Rockhold broke his toe. Here’s the X-Ray:

  • PHOTO | Jones & Teixeira Enjoy Breakfast After Fight

    PHOTO | Jones & Teixeira Enjoy Breakfast After Fight

    There’s been a lot of back and forth since Jon Jones defended his title last weekend. The champion has been quick to harass his agitators following his 25-minutes of cage-time. However, despite Jon’s dislike for those who spoke against him, he seems to be nothing but class when it comes to his opponent, Glover Teixeira. […]

  • QUICK TWITT | Jon Jones Continues Harassment Of Phil Davis

    QUICK TWITT | Jon Jones Continues Harassment Of Phil Davis

    Cyber Bullying is a real threat to our society. But that’s not Jon Jones. The UFC light-heavyweight champion, has been posting and removing social media comments since his unanimous decision win over Glover Teixeira last Saturday. Following his one-sided handling of his Brazilian Challenger, Jones was left with plenty of ammunition to attack his antagonists. […]

  • VIDEO | Hendo: ‘Jones could have fought smarter against Glover’

    VIDEO | Hendo: ‘Jones could have fought smarter against Glover’

    Dan Henderson could earn himself a shot against Jon Jones soon so, what did he think of the champ’s 172 performance?

  • VIDEO | Jon Jones Mocks Critics Over Eye Pokes In Glover Fight

    VIDEO | Jon Jones Mocks Critics Over Eye Pokes In Glover Fight

    Jon Jones is notorious for posting stuff on social media and deleting them shortly after. But this time, someone grabbed it before he pulled the video. Enjoy!

  • Jose Aldo Thinks Jon Jones Is A Dirty Fighter?

    Jose Aldo Thinks Jon Jones Is A Dirty Fighter?

    UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo is a known associate of UFC 172 title challenger, Glover Teixeira. That affiliation is likely the reason the Brazilian champ sent out a nasty little re-tweet about Jon Jones during Saturday’s main event. Check it: The tweet, which shows up clearly on his timeline translates to, “Jones is an exceptional […]

  • Report: Anthony Johnson Moves Up Significantly In UFC’s Light-Heavyweight Rankings

    Report: Anthony Johnson Moves Up Significantly In UFC’s Light-Heavyweight Rankings

    Prior to Saturday Night, Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson was the UFC’s fifteenth ranked light-heavyweight fighter. And at the time that was generous. Considering, the former welterweight had yet to fight in the UFC’s 205 pound division. Fast forward two days beyond his upset victory over Phil Davis, and, Johnson now finds himself inside the UFC’s top […]

  • UFC 172’s Correia’s message to the ‘Four Horsewomen’: One down, three to go

    UFC 172’s Correia’s message to the ‘Four Horsewomen’: One down, three to go

    After successfully dispatching Jessamyn Duke at last weekend’s UFC 172 event, undefeated bantamweight prospect, Bethe Correia has a message for Ronda Rousey’s crew, ‘The Four Horsewomen’ (pictured) . “They were tweeting and provoking me all the time. One of them is called a ‘weapon’ in Brazil — the way we translate it — and I […]

  • White Confirms Gustafsson vs. Jones II, Talks Up European Stadium As Possible Venue

    White Confirms Gustafsson vs. Jones II, Talks Up European Stadium As Possible Venue

    “Gustafsson gets the next fight against Jones. We gotta see how that plays out. I don’t know, physically, how Jones is right now. We’ve got to take the fight wherever the fight is going to do the best. This thing could do 50 or 60,000 seats or more. If we go to Europe to do […]

  • Tito Ortiz Accuses The UFC Of Erasing Him From History

    Tito Ortiz Accuses The UFC Of Erasing Him From History

    ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ never thought his feud with Dana White would lead to this. A removal from the UFC record books. During Saturday’s UFC 172 broadcast, the production crew threw up an info graph (above) about the most successful light-heavyweights in the promotion’s history. Tito Ortiz, who claims to hold 15 wins in […]

  • Gomi: ‘I’ll stop drinking beer for a UFC title shot’

    Gomi: ‘I’ll stop drinking beer for a UFC title shot’

    “Probably my next fight will be the one in Japan in September. I’ll grab a glass of beer once and then get back to training camp. Every day I’m thinking about retirement, but I know there’s going to be fun out there waiting for me to fight, so I’m still fighting. If I get a […]

  • Anthony Johnson: ‘Win Over Phil Davis Doesn’t Make Me A Contender’

    Anthony Johnson: ‘Win Over Phil Davis Doesn’t Make Me A Contender’

    “I have a ton of respect for him [Jon Jones]. He is the champ, but I also know that I have to put in the work to be a real contender. Just because I have this win tonight doesn’t make me, in my opinion, a contender. So I am just taking it one fight at […]

  • Coach: Jon Jones ‘Disfigured’ Glover’s Shoulder With First Round Crank

    Coach: Jon Jones ‘Disfigured’ Glover’s Shoulder With First Round Crank

    Early in the first round of the UFC 172 main event, Jon Jones used an old wrestling trick in the clinch that cranks the arms of his challenger, and apparently sent him on a downward spiral. Glover’s longtime coach, John Hackleman explains: “I’ve never seen Glover lose a fight like this. I’ve never seen Glover […]

  • Jon Jones Happy To Finally Get Audience Cheers

    Jon Jones Happy To Finally Get Audience Cheers

    “It was just great to have the crowd on my side again. It has been a long time, since I’ve had cheers. I figured it would be that way so I said let me really embrace this, let me really give this audience some entertainment. So it was just great. I was living it up. […]

  • VIDEO | Dana White’s Post Fight Media Scrum (UFC 172)

    VIDEO | Dana White’s Post Fight Media Scrum (UFC 172)

    UFC president Dana White sits with the media following the UFC 172 post-fight press conference. White discusses Nate Diaz, possible locations for Jones vs. Gustafsson 2, and Vitor Belfort.

  • QUICK TWITT | Bisping Answers Rockhold Callout, Wants To Fight

    QUICK TWITT | Bisping Answers Rockhold Callout, Wants To Fight

    After Luke Rockhold’s utter domination of Tim Boetsch, he asked for a rematch against Vitor Belfort. In the same breath, he said that he also wouldn’t mind a fight against Michael Bisping. Bisping took to twitter with the following: So @LukeRockhold called me out. I'm more than happy to oblige. At least he will fight […]

  • Jon Jones Breaks Multiple UFC Records In UFC 172 Bout

    Jon Jones Breaks Multiple UFC Records In UFC 172 Bout

    It’s hard to argue against Jon Jones’ claim as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Even I can admit to being turned, seemingly overnight, into a ‘Bones’ fan and advocate. He’s pretty good guys. More impressive than his dominant title reign, is how he continues to break records, defy odds, and cement himself as […]

  • VIDEO | Glover Update – ‘Lot of pain, but doing alright’

    VIDEO | Glover Update – ‘Lot of pain, but doing alright’

    UFC 172 main event participant, Glover Teixeira tasted defeat last Saturday for the first time since 2005. The former number one contender in the UFC’s light-heavyweight division was cleanly dominated by, the champ, Jon Jones over the course of five-straight rounds. In a recent posting to his Instagram, Teixeira sent the following update to his […]

  • QUICK TWITT | UFC Fighters React To Jones’ Win Over Glover Teixeira

    QUICK TWITT | UFC Fighters React To Jones’ Win Over Glover Teixeira

    Last Saturday in the UFC 172 main event, Jon Jones proved why he is one of the most feared men in Mixed Martial Arts. With his dominant win, UFC President Dana White is calling him the new pound-for-pound king and his fighting peers, aren’t arguing. Here’s the post-fight reactions: Haha never in my life would […]

  • QUICK TWITT | UFC Fighters React To Johnson’s Win Over Phil Davis

    QUICK TWITT | UFC Fighters React To Johnson’s Win Over Phil Davis

    UFC 172 was the UFC’s only pay-per-view offering this month and it delivered. In the evening’s co-main event, Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson shocked the world by completely dominating, top UFC light-heavyweight contender, Phil Davis. After the fight, many took to twitter with their reactions. Check it: Anthony Johnson is a problem at this weight class wow. […]

  • PHOTO | Gomi & Vallie-Flagg Pose Post-Fight

    PHOTO | Gomi & Vallie-Flagg Pose Post-Fight

    Japanese MMA Legend, Takanori Gomi returned to action last Saturday during the UFC 172 preliminary card. Live on FOX Sports 1, the two lightweights engaged in what would be the ‘Fight of the Night’ earning bout that saw Gomi get his hand raised via unanimous decision. After the fight, Vallie Flagg sent out the following: […]