Who is Ingrid Peterson Teixeira, Wife of Glover Teixeira? His Parents, Family, Salary
Brazilian mixed martial artist Glover Teixeira. He is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and currently fights in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Teixeira wrestled in the WEC, Impact FC, PFC, and Shooto while he was a member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team. He is the oldest first-time champion in UFC history and the second-oldest champion overall, after Randy Couture. He is currently ranked as the top light heavyweight in the UFC as of June 13, 2022.
Hanging out at the grand opening of my boxing coach's new gym @champsdanbury Come down and… http://t.co/M53Y1VW8sz pic.twitter.com/1loDRaykn9
— glover teixeira (@gloverteixeira) February 28, 2015
Teixeira received his 7th Degree Hawaiian Kempo Black Belt from The Pit Martial Arts owner Hackleman, his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt from American Top Team Connecticut head coach Luigi Mondelli, and his Vale Tudo Black Belt from Marco Ruas of Ruas Vale Tudo. Teixeira is also a qualified CrossFitter. Teixeira inked a contract with the UFC on February 21, 2012, and it was revealed that he would make his debut in the early summer.
Glover Teixeira Wife
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Glover is one of the star players at the UFC and is a happily married guy. He has been married to the love of his life, his wife, Ingrid Peterson Teixeira. In order to support his family, he relocated to Danbury, Connecticut in 1999, where he worked as a landscaper. He first met his wife, Ingrid, there.
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Ingrid is a beautiful, supportive, and understanding girlfriend and often goes to Glover’s fight and cheer him up. Glover often posts her pictures on his social media handle and spends his time with his wife. They are together for over 19 years now and are going strong.
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Ingrid leaves a private life but she is always spotted with the player. The couple has three beautiful kids and enjoys their family time in every possible way.
Glover Teixeira Parents and Family
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Glover was born on 28 October 1979 in Sobrália, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Glover prefers to keep his personal life private and out of the media eye. He never revealed the name of his parents or any other family members. He even never revealed anything about his siblings or any other details.
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He grew up in poverty and he did 2 jobs to feed his family.
Glover Teixeira Slary
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Glover is a star player at the UFC and his total career earnings are $3,157,000. His base salary is $200,000. His net worth is somewhere between $1 million to $5 million.