MMA Fighting<\/a> when asked if he would agree to be a backup fighter in March. \u201cI\u2019ll be rooting for\u2026 [laughs] It sucks, I\u2019ve never rooted for anyone to get hurt, but I\u2019ll be rooting for an injury there [laughs].<\/p>\n\u201cI just got back from vacation, so I\u2019ll talk to [my manager] \u2018Joinha\u2019 [Jorge Guimaraes] and see what we\u2019ll do, but [being a backup fighter] is a possibility,\u201d Teixeira added. \u201cI would have to do a full camp so, even if I have to wait, at least I did a camp, I won\u2019t lose rhythm. Like you said, COVID is complicated, you really have to pull out if you catch it.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Glover Teixeira doesn’t get a short-notice title opportunity at UFC 259, it’s difficult to say when he’ll be able to challenge for the belt. If Blachowicz retains the title, he may be next in line. Yet if Adesanya wins, Teixeira could be out of luck, as the middleweight champion may return to his native division to defend his title there.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Adesanya wins, what happens then?\u201d Teixeira said. \u201cWill Adesanya defend at 185 or 205? I don\u2019t know. If that means sitting down and waiting until June, August, I don\u2019t know, maybe I would wait, I don\u2019t mind. But, honestly, we don\u2019t know anything. Blachowicz winning would be better for me and everyone else. But if Adesanya wins, what is he going to do? He\u2019s probably going back to 185.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I\u2019m not stressing about the belt,\u201d Teixeira continued. \u201cIt\u2019s superfights, they come up with belts when there are none in line, like the baddest motherf*cker [belt]. It\u2019s about entertaining, and I\u2019m not against that. They see the business side of it, Dana White sees where the money is coming. Honestly, it delays a bit for us but, hey, we have to follow the evolution of the sport, and that\u2019s how the sport is evolving these days.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I started fighting, the sport was more about aggressive fighters, knockouts, Wanderlei Silva-style,\u00a0Chuck Liddell,” Teixeira continued. “To kill or get killed. That\u2019s what I\u2019ve done in my fights. There\u2019s no talk, it\u2019s about going there to kill or get killed. I\u2019ve been knocked out, I go for it no matter who I\u2019m fighting, but that\u2019s not what sells today. I\u2019m stuck with the old school, that\u2019s when I should be fighting. That\u2019s my time. Wanderlei, PRIDE days, Chuck Liddell\u2019s, Tito Ortiz\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have that in me,” Teixeira concluded. “[Paulo Costa] \u2018Borrachinha\u2019 does that really well. I think Brazilians should really do that because it draws attention. You can\u2019t sit and complain. It\u2019s not my thing, but also I\u2019m 41 and I won\u2019t change now. I\u2019ll continue doing what I\u2019ve always done. But if I were young\u2026 People talk crap about Borrachinha, but he\u2019s right. He just got here, he\u2019s in his prime, and he\u2019s using that in his advantage. If I had his age and was just getting started in the UFC, I\u2019d talk a lot as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
What do you think of these comments from Glover Teixeira? Do you think the 41-year-old Brazilian should sign on as the backup fighter for the UFC 259 main event?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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