BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Brawler https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 For Glover Teixeira, UFC Light Heavyweight Title Shot on the Line Against Ryan Bader https://www.badmma.com/for-glover-teixeira-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-shot-on-the-line-against-ryan-bader-2.html https://www.badmma.com/for-glover-teixeira-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-shot-on-the-line-against-ryan-bader-2.html#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2013 11:30:29 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/for-glover-teixeira-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-shot-on-the-line-against-ryan-bader-2.html Brazilian light heavyweight Glover Teixeira has been a professional mixed martial artist since debuting almost 11 years ago, in June 2002. Amassing a 21-2 record over that time period, Teixeira only recently made his UFC debut in 2012 at UFC 146, submitting Kyle Kingsbury, but he already has a title shot within his sights. Over that 10-year period, Teixeira became an enigma of sorts.  Fighting sporadically over the early years of his career, the Brazilian brawler earned a devilish reputation for his work inside the cage. Trained out of the legendary Pit Fight Team in Arroyo Grande, Calif., under famed trainer John Hackleman, Teixera has long been a fighter to watch for many of the diehard MMA fans all across the globe. Currently riding a four-fight winning streak in the Octagon, with one win being an impressive dismantling of former division champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson , Teixeira is set to square off with Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Bader at UFC Fight Night 28 on Sept.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/for-glover-teixeira-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-shot-on-the-line-against-ryan-bader-2.html/feed 0 UFC 163 Results: Back Home in the UFC, Thales Leites Dominates Tom Watson https://www.badmma.com/ufc-163-results-back-home-in-the-ufc-thales-leites-dominates-tom-watson.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-163-results-back-home-in-the-ufc-thales-leites-dominates-tom-watson.html#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:47:10 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-163-results-back-home-in-the-ufc-thales-leites-dominates-tom-watson.html Prior to UFC 163 , middleweight jiu-jitsu ace Thales Leites hadn’t fought inside the Octagon since losing to Alessio Sakara at UFC 101 in 2009.  That split-decision loss came just months after Leites battled middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 97. For many, the release came as a surprise, as Leites was touted as one of the more highly praised ground players in MMA at the time. On Saturday night at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Leites found himself once again fighting inside the Octagon, having toiled in various promotions for the past four years.  During his time away from the UFC , the Nova Unaio product managed a 6-1 record, scoring wins over UFC vets Matt Horwich and Jeremy Horn, earning his way back into the world’s premier fighting organization. English brawler Tom “Kong” Watson was the fighter given the job of welcoming Leites back to the cage.  And as far as Watson was concerned, it certainly wouldn’t be a friendly welcome. Round one saw the Rio native, Leites, open up with the aggression you would expect from a man who probably spent the last 50 or so months wondering if he would ever be fighting for divisional relevancy again.

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