{"id":387370,"date":"2022-05-03T17:13:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T17:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=387370"},"modified":"2022-05-03T17:13:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T17:13:37","slug":"hes-lucky-he-defeated-me-glover-teixeira-isnt-threatened-by-this-former-opponent-and-surging-bellator-mma-light-heavyweight-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/hes-lucky-he-defeated-me-glover-teixeira-isnt-threatened-by-this-former-opponent-and-surging-bellator-mma-light-heavyweight-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe\u2019s Lucky He Defeated Me&#8221;- Glover Teixeira Isn&#8217;t Threatened by THIS Former Opponent and Surging Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira is known to be rather soft-spoken and isn\u2019t someone who engages in trash talk. However, in this week\u2019s episode of Troca\u00e7\u00e3o Franca, the Brazilian UFC champion made it known that top Bellator MMA light heavyweight fighter Corey Anderson wasn\u2019t on his radar in any capacity.<\/p>\n<p>In his own way, Teixeira went on record saying that despite having suffered a loss to Corey Anderson while he was in the UFC, he wasn\u2019t overly concerned about certain claims being made by Anderson. \u2018Overtime\u2019 Anderson has been talking about being the best light heavyweight fighter on the planet<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f4y0IqNUPiw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Glover Teixeira dismisses Corey Anderson<\/h2>\n<p>The Brazilian UFC champion acknowledged that he had a poor outing against Anderson, but also said that there was no way he would have been finished by the current Bellator MMA fighter. Additionally, he reminded fans that Blachowicz was the man to finish Anderson, and it was he who dethroned Blachowicz by submitting him at UFC 267.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s water under the bridge. Corey went there and was better that night [in 2018]. It was a bad fight, I lost a decision, [but] it\u2019s a fight that could have gone five or 10 rounds and he wouldn\u2019t have knocked me out or submitted me, wouldn\u2019t have done anything.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espnmma<\/a>: Fighters reacted to Glover Teixeira winning the world title \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC267?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC267<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wTNl2eVU3I\">pic.twitter.com\/wTNl2eVU3I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA VIEWS by Ben Neumann (@mmainthenews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmainthenews\/status\/1454719796071780354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf we have to fight again one day, of course I\u2019m going to win, man. I\u2019m way better now,\u201d Teixeira said of Anderson. \u201cI stayed in the organization and he was released, you know? He lost after that. He got knocked out by Blachowicz. He got knocked out by the man I took the belt from.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/pictures-reveal-colby-covingtons-chipped-tooth-caused-by-jorge-masvidals-attack-outside-a-steakhouse-in-miami\/\">Pictures Reveal Colby Covington\u2019s Chipped Tooth Caused by Jorge Masvidal\u2019s Attack Outside a Steakhouse in Miami<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear as day that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Glover-Teixeira-4655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glover Teixeira<\/a> is only focused on his own title run as he holds the coveted UFC 205-pound strap. The belt has a significant history with great champions like Rashad Evans, Rampage Jackson, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, and Jon Jones, all having held it at some point.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Five years ago today, Glover Teixeira exacted his revenge for Chuck Liddell by knocking out Rashad Evans in the first round.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aX36kvgNcX\">https:\/\/t.co\/aX36kvgNcX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexBehunin\/status\/1383171373036498945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe\u2019s lucky he defeated me and can say it, but, man, that doesn\u2019t bother me,\u201d Teixeira continued. \u201cI would rather watch birds sing. I won\u2019t stress out over that, because that fight \u2026 everything is different today. That was four years ago, 2018. I\u2019m the champion of the world now. [h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/5\/3\/23043129\/glover-teixeira-corey-anderson-knocked-out-ufc-bellator-belt-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting.com<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espnmma<\/a>: RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bokamotoESPN<\/a>: The Brazilian champ officially has his next assignment. Glover Teixeira (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gloverteixeira?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gloverteixeira<\/a>) vs. Jiri Prochazka (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jiri_bjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jiri_bjp<\/a>) is a go for UFC 274 on May 7. Tough first title defense, but Glover\u2019s entire road to this title has b\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bpa324FGzz\">pic.twitter.com\/bpa324FGzz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA VIEWS by Ben Neumann (@mmainthenews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmainthenews\/status\/1484964045451104264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Teixeira has his work cut out for him in the UFC as he is primed to face the ever-explosive Ji\u0159\u00ed Proch\u00e1zka on the docket. It remains to be seen if there will ever be a cross-promotional fight to determine the best light heavyweight fighter on the planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira is known to be rather soft-spoken and isn\u2019t someone who engages in trash talk. However, in this week\u2019s episode of Troca\u00e7\u00e3o Franca, the Brazilian UFC champion made it known that top Bellator MMA light heavyweight fighter Corey Anderson wasn\u2019t on his radar in any capacity. 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