Maldonado replaces Rampage and faces Glover Teixeira at UFC Rio 3

Glover (photo) faces Maldonado at UFC Rio 3

The light heavyweight Glover Teixeira was scheduled to do in front of Quinton Rampage Jackson the biggest fight of his career, but with the North American athlete's injury, the Brazilian was left without an opponent to face in the event scheduled to take place on October 13th, at the HSBC Arena, in the capital of Rio de Janeiro.

As the only athlete who agreed to face Glover was his compatriot Fábio Maldonado, who publicly asked for the duel, the organization confirmed the confrontation this Thursday (13).

“The fight between (Glover) Teixeira and (Fábio) Maldonado was agreed”, said Dana White, announcing the duel to the newspaper USA Today.

Glover, who will be making his second fight in the UFC, has an MMA record of 18 wins and two losses, and is coming off a triumph in the organization. In his debut, Teixeira submitted Kyle Kingsbury with a triangle choke.

In turn, Maldonado, who has a professional record of 18 wins and five losses, is trying to rediscover the path to Ultimate triumphs. The Team Nogueira athlete is coming off two consecutive defeats in the organization, the last being to Igor Pokrajac at UFC on FUEL 3, in May.