{"id":460052,"date":"2022-06-09T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/glover-teixeira-defending-belt-at-42-is-beyond-his-dreams\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T12:30:00","slug":"glover-teixeira-defending-belt-at-42-is-beyond-his-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/glover-teixeira-defending-belt-at-42-is-beyond-his-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"#Glover Teixeira defending belt at 42 is beyond his dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab60d34b15\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab60d34b15\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/glover-teixeira-defending-belt-at-42-is-beyond-his-dreams\/#%E2%80%9CGlover_Teixeira_defending_belt_at_42_is_beyond_his_dreams%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Glover Teixeira defending belt at 42 is beyond his dreams&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGlover_Teixeira_defending_belt_at_42_is_beyond_his_dreams%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Glover Teixeira defending belt at 42 is beyond his dreams&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Glover Teixeira didn\u2019t need the UFC light heavyweight championship to be h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y. The way he tells it, life over his first four decades turned out pretty great, with family and friends, a successful fight career and a gym of his own in Danbury, Conn.<\/p>\n<p>But that gold he won last October, two days after turning 42 years old, serves as validation for everything he worked toward over 20 years as a professional fighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was happy before the belt; I even said that many times,\u201d Teixeira recently told The Post over the phone. \u201cI say that the belt is the cherry on the cake, man. It\u2019s gonna summarize my whole career, my hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now comes the next chapter \u2014 assuredly one of the last in a decorated career \u2014 as Teixiera (33-7, 28 finishes) puts his gold on the line for the first time Saturday in Kallang, Singapore in the UFC 275 pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET) headliner against Jiri Prochazka.<\/p>\n<p>Prochazka (28-3-1, 27 finishes), 29, wasted little time earning the fight against Teixeira. Two tour de force victories in his first two years over top 205ers Volkan Oezdemir and former two-time title challenger Dominick Reyes did the trick. It\u2019s rare in today\u2019s MMA landscape for a UFC newcomer to rise so fast, but that\u2019s because the Czech challenger already built an impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 before his arrival, something his coaches urged.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3dVjy__zUpg\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3dVjy__zUpg<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The same thing happened along Teixeira\u2019s journey, as he arrived in 2012 as a respected veteran with a 17-2 mark, victories over several UFC veterans and the cachet of being a primary training partner of mid-aughts superstar Chuck Liddell. But while Prochazka says his patient approach was a strategic decision by his team, Teixeira\u2019s delayed UFC debut resulted from visa issues stemming from the way he initially arrived in the United States as a teen, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2021\/10\/26\/22672235\/glover-teixeira-details-dangerous-42-day-illegal-journey-brazil-to-usa-mexico-border-ufc\">a harrowing tale<\/a> he recounted last year.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Teixeira sees value in the way both he and his opponent didn\u2019t rush to the biggest stage of the sport. He suggests \u201cwaiting is just preparing you for the glory,\u201d a message he passes on to the fighters at Teixeira MMA &amp; Fitness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/20220609ufc.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira, at left, and Jiri Prochazka face off during a UFC photo session at Gardens by the Bay on Tuesday in Singapore.\" class=\"wp-image-22576238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/20220609ufc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/20220609ufc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/20220609ufc.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira (left) and Jiri Prochazka face off during a UFC photo session at Gardens by the Bay on Tuesday in Singapore. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot of students right now, a lot of young guys [and] amateur fighters, and I keep telling them, \u2018Don\u2019t be [in a] rush. Don\u2019t try to rush to get to UFC,\u201d Teixeira said. \u201cBecause I always thought, it doesn\u2019t matter how long it takes to get there, it\u2019s how, am I prepared to stay there.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cA lot of guys, after four or five fights, they get in UFC [after] maybe only a few years [of] training, some of them do well and keep going, but some of them when they face the level that the UFC has, especially if you\u2019re getting it that early, it\u2019s very tough because the level is so close, the guys are so tough, so strong, and you\u2019ve gotta be at the top of your <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It took Teixeira just shy of 10 years to get to the UFC.  His 10-year anniversary with the promotion just passed at the end of last month. Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of his MMA debut \u2014 a loss at one of the earliest events from former well-regarded organization WEC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Staying power such as that from fighters at the heavier weight classes is not uncommon. But Teixeira\u2019s championship victory over Jan Blachowicz was more than merely uncommon as he became the oldest fighter in UFC history to win his first title. Few could have imagined such a feat even three years ago. And the champ \u201cnever imagined\u201d he would be competing 20 years after turning pro, let alone at the top of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have imagination back then,\u201d said Teixeira, considering his mindset as a young man just beginning in a young sport. \u201cI was just thinking I\u2019d be retired by 35, back then. Then, when I got to UFC, I\u2019d say, \u201cMaybe if I fight \u2019till I\u2019m 40, I\u2019d be a very happy man. 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