Glover Teixeira thriving post-USADA

[West Linn]

Had some bad losses mid-UFC career. Now 5 straight wins and in title contention. And could very well beat Jan, though Jan is a beast.

I guess it wasn't all hype before he came into the UFC.

 

[Moral Victory]

His competetive shape always impressed me, strong but natural, aging well too.

And that sounded quite... Well anyway,

 

[Platinum]

It’ the power of the bald head

 

[Bearknuckle]

Kajukenbo is a very underrated martial art

 

[Goatbib]

It just goes to show how good Jones is. People always brush his wins saying he only beat past prime fighters but he's also destroyed many elite fighters in their absolute prime.

 

[mirko>anyone]

Anyone who thought Glover was all hype must have missed his career and the beginning of his UFC tenure. Glover was feared by many peers. He had visa issues but he has been a top 10 guy forever.

 

[mirko>anyone]

It just goes to show how good Jones is. People always brush his wins saying he only beat past prime fighters but he's also destroyed many elite fighters in their absolute prime.

Those are revisionists. For whatever reason, the way sherdoggers boost their guy is by shitting on other great fighters. Personally, out of the consensus top 4 GOATS, Fedor is my favorite, but you won’t see me shitting on the others to bolster Fedor’s legacy. It stand on its own.

Jon Jones’ resume is unparalleled and the best we’ve seen, hands down. He’s done a great deal to tarnish his legacy and has nobody to blame but himself. As a fan of the sport first and foremost before any individual fighter, it’s really unfortunate. The best fighter we’ve seen has tainted his career.

 

[7 others]

A freak athletic indeed

No doubt he got KO'ed by Rumble.. but if he survived long enough to drain Rumble's gas.. he might have chance of taking Rumble down and submitting him

Plus Rumble gets RNC'ed for all his losses by sub

 

[Kalmah]

Kinda shows he wasn't/isn't on PEDs imo

 

[Roljo]

Changed his training camp too I think, he is a great example of martial artist

 

[LilNicky95]

Those are revisionists. For whatever reason, the way sherdoggers boost their guy is by shitting on other great fighters. Personally, out of the consensus top 4 GOATS, Fedor is my favorite, but you won’t see me shitting on the others to bolster Fedor’s legacy. It stand on its own.

Jon Jones’ resume is unparalleled and the best we’ve seen, hands down. He’s done a great deal to tarnish his legacy and has nobody to blame but himself. As a fan of the sport first and foremost before any individual fighter, it’s really unfortunate. The best fighter we’ve seen has tainted his career.

Fedor is my absolute all time number #1 but those that hate Jones are pathetic.

The way Jones destroyed all his top level opponents(except Gus the first fight) is crazy.

DC’s whole life was dedicated to beating Jones and he never even came close.

 

[LilNicky95]

A freak athletic indeed

No doubt he got KO'ed by Rumble.. but if he survived long enough to drain Rumble's gas.. he might have chance of taking Rumble down and submitting him

Plus Rumble gets RNC'ed for all his losses by sub

The Gus destruction of Grover was more savage and methodical.

Damn, shows you how good Gus was...he has gone the opposite way.

 

[sakaimma]

Just to show how crazy Rumble’s power is to knock Glover out like that.

 

[TerrorTimmy]

The thing with Jan is that he's really getting up there in age. Guys at that age have a tendency to fall off a cliff skill wise, and it happens overnight. Look at Woodley.

How much longer does Jan really have at the top levels? Glover too. It's getting to be an old division.

 

[Mesos]

Just to show how crazy Rumble’s power is to knock Glover out like that.

Hes the real dark horse in that division. Once he comes back and brutally knocks out his first opponent everyone will remember how good he is.

Legit can see him being champ now that Dc is gone

 

[jeff7b9]

Just to show how crazy Rumble’s power is to knock Glover out like that.

It’s not just his power, it is his technique and accuracy.

hard punches mean shit if they don’t land

 

[kalabula]

Hes the real dark horse in that division. Once he comes back and brutally knocks out his first opponent everyone will remember how good he is.

Legit can see him being champ now that Dc is gone

He seems quite dangerous early, but fades fast. Im not sure if that makes for champ material. But, I’ll be excited to have him back. He’s always fun to watch, win or lose.

 

[Katsushyro]

Glover has that natural ogre strenght. Dude is a brute.

He just looks like a frign ogre.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

The thing with Jan is that he's really getting up there in age. Guys at that age have a tendency to fall off a cliff skill wise, and it happens overnight. Look at Woodley.

How much longer does Jan really have at the top levels? Glover too. It's getting to be an old division.

Glover already got old. He is super slow these days compared with his younger self.

He just oriented his style more to grappling and it turns he is awesome at it. But he gets lit up by pretty much everybody he fights these days.

 

[TerrorTimmy]

Glover already got old. He is super slow these days compared with his younger self.

He just oriented his style more to grappling and it turns he is awesome at it. But he gets lit up by pretty much everybody he fights these days.

True, and it's smart to do so because older guys can grapple better than strike usually.

But a lot of the top contenders are over 35. What the fuck happened to that weight class? LHW and HW used to be the best divisions. Now they're about the worst.