{"id":394858,"date":"2021-09-20T05:17:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T12:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=394858"},"modified":"2021-09-20T05:17:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T12:17:34","slug":"glover-teixeira-on-alex-pereira-signing-with-ufc-adesanya-must-be-praying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/glover-teixeira-on-alex-pereira-signing-with-ufc-adesanya-must-be-praying\/","title":{"rendered":"Glover Teixeira on Alex Pereira signing with UFC: \u201cAdesanya must be praying\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-smith-explains-why-he-is-rooting-for-glover-teixeira-to-win-the-ufc-light-heavyweight-title\/\">Glover Teixeira<\/a> has given his thoughts on Alex Pereira finally signing with the UFC &#8211; and why Israel Adesanya should be afraid.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian kickboxer, who holds a 3-1 professional mixed martial arts record, is set to debut for the UFC at Madison Square Garden later this year in one of the most anticipated middleweight introductions in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>Back in his days with GLORY we saw Pereira fight and defeat Adesanya twice with the latter of the two contests ending in a vicious knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Teixeira, who has a lot of experience working with Pereira, noted during an interview with MMA Fighting that he thinks his fellow countryman could still cause the current 185-pound champion all kinds of problems.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CTkQYXvlkKn\/<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaddy\u2019s in the UFC,\u201d Teixeira said. \u201cAdesanya doesn\u2019t wanna talk about it, \u2018This guy is just getting here,\u2019 but he knows it\u2019s a tough one for him. No one gives Adesanya more trouble at 185 than him. I\u2019m not saying he\u2019s going to win, it\u2019s another fight, another time, another style, but Adesanya must be praying, \u2018For the love of God, put someone like\u00a0Phil Davis\u00a0for this guy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe hits your right rib and the left rib hurts,\u201d Teixeira laughed. \u201cAdesanya is no match for him. First of all, he\u2019ll be coming in sh*t-scared. [Pereira] knocked him out with 10-ounce gloves. With four-ounce gloves on his hand now\u2026 And Adesanya doesn\u2019t have the knockout power Poatan has. He\u2019s f*cking good, don\u2019t get me wrong, Adesanya is awesome, but he doesn\u2019t hit like him. Adesanya hits like a normal guy, Poatan is not normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Quotes courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2021\/9\/19\/22672427\/glover-teixeira-israel-adesanya-shit-scared-daddy-alex-pereira-signs-with-ufc-mma-glory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Is there a chance Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya could meet for the UFC middleweight championship at some point in the future? Let us know your thoughts on this rivalry down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glover Teixeira has given his thoughts on Alex Pereira finally signing with the UFC &#8211; and why Israel Adesanya should be afraid. 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