Glover Lucas Teixeira (born 28 October 1979) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He is a former member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team and has competed in the WEC, Impact FC, PFC, and Shooto. Today we will discuss about Glover Teixeira : how old is| Net worth| UFC 267| Sherdog.
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Teixeira has competed in a variety of grappling and MMA tournaments: Grapplers Quest, NAGA, Sport Fight (where he was the Light heavyweight Champion). Under submission wrestling rules, he grappled with well-known fighters Jeff Monson and Brandon Vera. He won the 2009 Brazilian ADCC trials in the under 99 kg division and came second in the 2011 Brazilian ADCC trials.
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| Born | 28 October 1979 Sobrália, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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| Other names | The Baker | |||||||||||||||
| Residence | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian American |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) | |||||||||||||||
| Division | Light heavyweight | |||||||||||||||
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kajukenbo | |||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Bethel, Connecticut, United States | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Teixeira MMA & Fitness | |||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Fernely Feliz Sr. John Hackleman Steve Mocco |
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| Rank | 5th degree black belt in Kajukenbo under John Hackleman 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Luigi Mondelli |
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| Years active | 2002–present (MMA) | |||||||||||||||
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| Total | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| Wins | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| By submission | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Losses | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| By decision | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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how old is
Glover Teixeira is 42 years old, he was born on 28 October 1979. Teixeira is originally from the rural community of Sobrália, Minas Gerais, Brazil and is of Portuguese descent. There was no electricity in many of the homes in his community, and there was only one gas station. He moved to Danbury, Connecticut in 1999 to help support his family and 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.
Net worth
Glover Teixeira is one of the richest MMA Fighter & listed on most popular MMA Fighter. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Glover Teixeira net worth is approximately $1.5 Million.
UFC 267
Teixeira, 42, finally reached the mountain top of the sport with a dominant win over the champion. The highs and lows experienced in a single mixed martial arts bout are rarely on as clear a display as after Glover Teixeira submitted Jan Blachowicz in the second round of Saturday’s UFC 267 main event. As the 42-year-old Teixeira had the light heavyweight championship belt wrapped around his waist, Blachowicz was slumped in the corner with his head in his hands, looking to be almost in a state of disbelief.
Sherdog
Teixeira founded team “Teixeira MMA & Fitness” in 2014. “Teixeira MMA & Fitness“ is a Professional MMA Training Camp located in Bethel, Connecticut that is focused in mixed martial arts (MMA), boxing, muay thai, kickboxing, Kajukenbo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The team at “Teixeira MMA & Fitness” has produced many professional fighters such as Caio Magalhaes, Alex Pereira (kickboxer), Rafael Viana, Bellator lightweight fighter Killys Mota, and Bellator fighter Regivaldo Carvalho
