Glover Teixeira and Alex Pereira train at the Teixeira MMA and Fitness in Danbury, Connecticut, and have played a crucial role in helping each other progress in their combat sports careers. Alex Pereira registered the first defense of his light heavyweight title by knocking out his predecessor Jamahal Hill at last weekend’s UFC 300 pay-per-view…
Former light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira hung up his gloves in front of a home crowd after a title loss to Jamahal Hill at UFC 283 in January. The Brazilian veteran admitted to being too tough for his own good and also cited the lack of new talent in the light heavyweight title mix. However,…
UFC fans have been reacting to a tweet from @UFCRosterWatch which officially confirmed that former light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira has been removed from the roster. The Brazilian veteran faced Jamahal Hill for the vacant title at UFC 283 last weekend. Teixeira had been hoping to recapture the title he lost to Jiri Prochazka last…
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill wishes fans in Brazil stuck around for Glover Teixeira’s retirement announcement. Hill defeated Teixeira via unanimous decision in the UFC 283 main event last Saturday. He overwhelmed Teixeira with his boxing and controlled the pace of the fight from the opening minutes onward. After the official decision was read in Hill’s favor,…
Israel Adesanya was keenly watching the first UFC pay-per-view card of 2023, which went down in Brazil on Saturday. Jamahal Hill earned a dominant decision win over Glover Teixeira in the main event at UFC 283. The first DWCS graduate in history to become a champion, ‘Sweet Dreams’ was visibly overwhelmed by emotions as he…
UFC light heavyweight Glover Teixeira called time on his MMA career this past weekend, bowing out of the sport having achieved a remarkable feat. The veteran faced Jamahal Hill in the UFC 283 main event, where he’d hoped to recapture the title he lost to Jiri Prochazka last June. The Brazilian showed the heart of…
Jamahal Hill claimed the light heavyweight title and sent Glover Teixeira into retirement at UFC 283 this evening. After an opening round in which Hill successfully defended several takedown attempts, in the second he rocked Teixeira with a huge head kick before unloading on the veteran, but Teixeira weathered the storm to take Hill down and almost…
Glover Teixeira will look to regain the light heavyweight title this weekend when he faces Jamahal Hill at UFC 283 in his home country of Brazil. The No.2-ranked light heavyweight revisited his old mixed martial arts gym, Usina de Campeões, in the Manguinhos region of Rio de Janeiro, where he reminisced on his time training…
RIO DE JANEIRO – The four combatants involved in the two UFC 283 title fights squared off with their opponents Wednesday following a set of pre-fight news conferences. Event headliners Glover Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) and Jamahal Hill (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) squared off for the second time this week, right after UFC flyweight…
Jamahal Hill is unfazed about fighting in Glover Teixeira‘s home country of Brazil, where the former champion will definitely have a home crowd advantage. The 43-year-old will be looking to become the light heavyweight king for the second time in his career at UFC 283. While speaking with reporters during media day, Hill was asked…
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