Glover Teixeira
| Glover Teixeira | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 28, 1979 Sobrália, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Residence | Danbury, Connecticut |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Style | BJJ, Boxing, Hawaiian Kempo, Wrestling, Vale Tudo, |
| Fighting out of | Danbury, CT |
| Team | Glover Teixeira MMA, LLC |
| Trainer | Fernely Feliz Sr. John Hackleman Steve Mocco Luigi Mondelli |
| Rank | 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuunder Luigi Mondelli |
| Years active | 2002-present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 26 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Website | http://www.GloverTeixeiraMMA.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Glover Lucas Teixeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡloveʁ tejˈʃejɾɐ]; born October 28, 1979) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team, who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has also competed in the WEC, Impact FC, PFC, and Shooto. He is ranked #3 in the world in official UFC Light Heavyweight rankings, and is also ranked the #3 Light Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog.
Teixeira is originally from the rural community of Sobrália, Minas Gerais, Brazil. His neighborhood had no traffic signals, there was no electricity in many of the homes, and there was a single gas station. He moved to Danbury, Connecticut in 1999 to help support his family and quickly found a job in landscaping. It was there that he met his wife, Ingrid. After watching boxers such as Mike Tyson and the early mixed martial arts fighters such as Royce Gracie and Chuck Liddell compete, Teixeira decided that he wanted to follow the same path. He had never heard of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, but was able to find and watch videos of UFC 1 and UFC 2 which featured the legendary UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie. After working 10- to 12-hour days landscaping, Teixeira would then go train Brazilian jiu-jitsu at American Top Team Connecticut. John Hackleman had trained a fighter who fought Teixeira and was impressed by the young Brazilian. Hackleman invited Teixeira to his gym in California, The Pit, where Teixeira began training with UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell.
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