Glover without underestimating Chocolate

Glover Texeira

The history of Glover Teixeira in the fights started in the United States. After arriving in Uncle Sam's Land in search of work, the miner started practicing martial art and, consequently, competing. After abandoning his work as a bricklayer and dedicating himself fully to training, with the help of experts like Chuck Liddell, he had five consecutive victories (one does not appear on the official record), all by knockout and in the first round, against experts like Cameroonian Rameau Sokoudjou. .

On September 12th, Glover returns to action at Bitetti Combat, after more than a year away from the ring. The fighter comes from two victories over his future opponent, Leonardo Chocolate, but in the submission, nothing that makes him feel like a favorite to fight under MMA rules. “I enter the octagon confident, but not because of the submission victories. It's another sport and I don't count that as an advantage for MMA. I go in confident because I'm an MMA fighter and, if I had lost in the submission, I would be just as confident,” he said.

With seven wins and two losses, Glover is happy with the opportunity to perform for the first time in Brazil.

“I'm happy to be able to debut in my country. Perhaps it will be very difficult to fight again here. I can sign a contract with an international organization, with the UFC, which is my dream, so I'm happy with this opportunity to fight in Rio", he said, who guarantees that he won't feel the time away from MMA: "I didn't fight for a while, But I have been training throughout this period. I stopped because I didn't have a contract, not because I was on vacation. I’m always prepared and training.”

Furthermore, Glover is satisfied with the current moment that the sport is experiencing in Brazil, of growth. This gives you new perspectives.

“My dream is for Bitetti Combat to remain strong and grow the sport in our country. It would be incredible to sign a contract with Bitetti Combat, just like we do with big events abroad. It would be the dream of all Brazilian fighters, to close with an event here, with the same grandeur as the big international organizations”, he concluded.