Wellington Turman reveals Glover Teixeira's tips for overcoming Misha Cirkunov at UFC Las Vegas 49

W. Turman submitted M. Cirkunov in the ufc vegas 49 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

Last Saturday (26), Wellington Turman achieved the biggest victory of his career by finishing Misha Cirkunov in the co-main event of UFC Las Vegas 49. To overcome the Latvian, the 25-year-old had some valuable tips from the light heavyweight champion (up to 93 kg) Glover Teixeira.

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Glover's training partner, Wellington Turman revealed, in a press conference held after the event, some tips given by Glover Teixeira, which had already defeated Misha Cirkunov.

“He told me that Cirkunov is a guy who doesn't have a lot of strength in the clinch and that he wears himself out a lot. He lost a lot of weight and I knew that in the second round he would come back more tired. I managed to recover better than him. Glover gave me a lot of good tips and I used it all tonight,” Turman said.

Glover Teixeira and Misha Curkunov faced each other in December 2017. At the time, the Brazilian needed less than three minutes to secure victory by technical knockout.

The victory over Misha Cirkunov No. UFC Las Vegas 49 was the second consecutive Wellington Turman in the UFC. The 25-year-old Brazilian had overcome Sam alvey in August last year and now has three wins and three defeats since debuting in the organization.