Afraid of Poatan? Glover Teixeira gives a harsh response to Paulo Borrachinha after the attack: 'Rubber gets hot and becomes soft'

Glover focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

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If the relationship between Glover Teixeira e Paulo borrachinha Things weren't good before, and they've become even more shaky recently, shaking up Brazilian MMA. And, despite being retired, the 46-year-old veteran showed he still has the disposition to go head-to-head with his rivals. So much so that the former UFC light heavyweight champion (up to 93 kg) made a point of responding to the bad boy.

In his podcast 'Overdogs Brasil', the usually calm Glover gave a harsh response to Borrachinha after being attacked. He impressed everyone by knocking him out. Azamat Murzakanov In the third round, ending his undefeated MMA streak, the former middleweight title challenger (up to 83,9 kg) didn't forgive those who bet on his rival and declared that he wouldn't succeed in moving up a weight class. The bad boy went further and called the veteran an old man.

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Now, Glover has retaliated, making it clear that there's a problem between him and Borrachinha. Visibly irritated with the bad boy, the former UFC champion insinuated that he decided to switch from middleweight to light heavyweight and provoke him afterward. Alex PoatánPaulo, his friend and protégé, is moving up to heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg) and relinquishing the belt. Without mincing words, the veteran also implied that his rival should show more respect, as he is falling short of his achievements and needs to prove himself. Therefore, it is likely that Paulo will soon make a statement.

“It’s calm here, always training. Borrachinha, first of all, likes to poke whoever is falling. He waits for a guy to fall to give him a poke. When I lost my fight against Prochazka, which was one of the best fights in history, and he had never participated in a fight like that, right? With all the blows here and there, and blood, he won’t participate in a fight like that, because he’s a guy who, if he starts getting hit, the rubber gets hot and soft. He won’t withstand the pressure. Now, he started talking after Poatan moved up a weight class,” said the legend.

“He should have been talking when Poatan was in the category. You know Poatan is the guy who goes there, takes on Hill, Prochazka, and gets revenge on the 'Great White Dragon'. Borrachinha started talking, and I have nothing against him. I think he's a controversial guy, maybe even in his jokes to get media attention, like Colby does, but sometimes people promote him differently because he manages to be hated by many. A lot of people don't like this guy,” he concluded.

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The controversy arose because Glover, in analyzing the fight, pointed to Murzakanov as the favorite and stated that Borrachinha would not only have a tough time in the octagon, but would also tire. Not satisfied, the veteran stressed that he is not rooting for the athlete.

However, to the former fighter's dismay, the bad boy impressed in action. Therefore, Borrachinha confronted Glover about the mistake and mocked him, implying that he, at 46 years old and with several fights on his record, is not in his right mind.

“I received this video from some strangers, where this gentleman makes an extremely interesting prediction of how my fight with the Russian Azamat would go. I would like to know why they are sending me this and, if anyone knows this old man, tell him that he talked nonsense and age is not synonymous with wisdom. Tell him to try again next time 👍”, wrote the bad boy on his official account on 'X'.