{"id":366801,"date":"2020-11-05T11:50:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=366801"},"modified":"2020-11-05T11:50:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:50:19","slug":"glover-teixeira-rates-israel-adesanyas-chances-at-light-heavyweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/glover-teixeira-rates-israel-adesanyas-chances-at-light-heavyweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Glover Teixeira rates Israel Adesanya’s chances at light heavyweight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Glover Teixeira has shared his thoughts on how Israel Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, will perform at light heavyweight.<\/p>\n

Adesanya is expected to move up to light heavyweight sometime in early 2021 to challenge the division’s champion, Jan Blachowicz, for his title.<\/p>\n

In an interview with MMA Fighting<\/a> this week, Teixeira, a top light heavyweight contender, gave his take on Adesanya’s chances in the weight class.<\/p>\n

He believes the middleweight champion will do well, but notes that he might run into some problems against bigger, heavier opponents.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s good and would get to the top, for sure,\u201d Teixeira said of Adesanya. \u201cHe\u2019s good as hell, good athlete, good fighter, super intelligent, and for sure would get to the top, but the weight [difference], everything counts. I know that because I train with heavyweights, and it\u2019s hard. The fatigue, the pressure is different.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teixeira will return to the UFC’s Octagon this Saturday when he meets his fellow Brazilian Thiago Santos in the main event<\/a> of UFC Vegas 13. While Adesanya will get the next crack at the UFC light heavyweight title, the winner of this Teixeira vs. Santos fight is expected to be next in line.<\/p>\n

At 41 years old, Teixeira recognizes this could be his last shot at UFC gold.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m 41 now so this could be the last chance I have for the belt, but I\u2019m simply enjoying the moment because my life is great the way it is already,\u201d said Teixeira, who would be the oldest fighter to be crowned UFC champion for the first time if he wins the title. \u201cOf course that the belt is the reason why I\u2019m here. Who doesn\u2019t wanna be called champion and hang that belt on the wall, right?”<\/p>\n

What do you think of these comments from Glover Teixeira? How do you think Israel Adesanya will perform in the light heavyweight division?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Glover Teixeira has shared his thoughts on how Israel Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, will perform at light heavyweight. Adesanya is expected to move up to light heavyweight sometime in early 2021 to challenge the division’s champion, Jan Blachowicz, for his title. 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