{"id":375935,"date":"2021-02-10T16:06:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=375935"},"modified":"2021-02-10T16:06:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:06:59","slug":"glover-teixeira-confirms-he-will-weigh-in-as-the-backup-fighter-for-ufc-259","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/glover-teixeira-confirms-he-will-weigh-in-as-the-backup-fighter-for-ufc-259\/","title":{"rendered":"Glover Teixeira confirms he will weigh-in as the backup fighter for UFC 259"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Glover Teixeira will be in attendance at UFC 259 as a backup fighter.<\/p>\n<p>In the main event of the pay-per-view card on March 6, Jan Blachowicz will defend his light heavyweight title against Israel Adesanya. Although it is a massive fight, many fans believed Teixeira should&#8217;ve gotten the title shot. Yet, that was not the case but the Brazilian will weigh-in as the official backup fighter for the main event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be (the) backup and will have to go there and make weight,\u201d Teixeira said over text message to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2021\/2\/10\/22276726\/glover-teixeira-backup-jan-blachowicz-israel-adesanya-ufc-259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It shouldn&#8217;t be a surprise to see Glover Teixeira be the backup fighter for the main event. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/glover-teixeira\/glover-teixeira-willing-to-serve-as-backup-for-blachowicz-vs-adesanya-fight\/\">In January he volunteered to be the backup fighter<\/a> and it appears the UFC gave him his wish.<\/p>\n<p id=\"LXIRCy\">\u201cOf course,\u201d Teixeira told\u00a0MMA Fighting\u00a0when 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<p id=\"V9DPWo\">\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<p>Glover Teixeira is coming off a third-round submission win over Thiago Santos back in November. The 41-year-old Brazilian is on a five-fight winning streak with notable wins over Anthony Smith, and Nikita Krylov so he has no doubt cemented his case as the top contender at light heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, of the result between Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya, Glover Teixeira no doubt deserves the next title shot.<\/p>\n<p>What do you make of Glover Teixeira being the backup fighter for UFC 259?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glover Teixeira will be in attendance at UFC 259 as a backup fighter. In the main event of the pay-per-view card on March 6, Jan Blachowicz will defend his light heavyweight title against Israel Adesanya. Although it is a massive fight, many fans believed Teixeira should&#8217;ve gotten the title shot. 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