G. Teixeira was received as a hero in the city of Danbury (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram)
New UFC light heavyweight champion, Glover Teixeira continues to celebrate the title won at the end of October, when submitted Jan Blachowicz in the main fight of UFC 269, in Abu Dhabi. Last Sunday (14), the Brazilian was received like a hero in the city of Danbury, in Connecticut (United States), where he lives with his wife Ingrid Peterson.
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Instead of the traditional fire truck, Glover Teixeira paraded on a tractor. Alongside his wife and several friends, the champion showed off the belt to the residents of the small city of just over 84 thousand inhabitants.
Light Heavyweight UFC Champion @gloverteixeira brought the belt to Danbury and was honored with a parade on Main Street as well as the key to the city pic.twitter.com/d0h4QDIp04
—Will Aldam (@AldamWill) November 14, 2021
At the end of the parade, the Brazilian received the “key to Danbury” from Mayor Joseph M. Cavo, “in recognition of the UFC title and appreciation for his contributions to the city”.
The key to the city of Danbury, received by Glover Teixeira (Photo: Playback / Instagram)
“I'm very happy with what happened here. I came to Danbury in 1999. The people here are very hardworking, they opened their arms to me. In Brazil, I had the dream of being a professional athlete. I came here and said, 'This is the land of opportunities. I want to be world champion.' Greg Davis (former coach) is one of the guys who was there when I arrived. I didn't know much in English, and he asked: 'Why do you train jiu-jitsu?'. I said, 'Because I want to be world champion,'” said Glover.
At 42, Glover Teixeira became the oldest fighter to win a UFC belt for the first time. The Brazilian still has no plans to defend his title, but the tendency is for him to face the Pole Jiri Prochazka, second in the light heavyweight rankings, in 2022.
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