“I train with heavyweights, and it’s hard”; Glover Teixeira warns Israel Adesanya, ahead of his move to Light Heavyweight

“I train with heavyweights, and it’s hard”; Glover Teixeira warns Israel Adesanya, ahead of his move to Light Heavyweight

Glover Teixeira

Israel Adesanya

Glover Teixeira is currently on a hot win streak, after four back to back wins which included the likes of Anthony Smith. The 41-year-old Brazilian MMA veteran, now faces Thiago Santos in his next fight at UFC Fight Night 182, after a third re-schedule.

Elsewhere, Israel Adesanya looks like he will be moving very soon to the light heavyweight division, after ravaging and dominating the middleweight division. A potential title bout against recently crowned light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz seems to be in the making. Speaking of this Glover Teixeira warned “Izzy” saying that the light heavyweight division was a different “gravy” altogether.

“I train with heavyweights, and it’s hard;The fatigue, the pressure is different” – Glover Teixeira

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Glover had words of praise for Israel Adesanya; speaking to MMA Fighting, he said, “He’s good and would get to the top, for sure. He’s good as hell, good athlete, good fighter, super intelligent, and for sure would get to the top, but the weight, everything counts. I know that because I train with heavyweights, and it’s hard. The fatigue, the pressure is different.”

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Speaking of Israel Adesanya’s possible opponent in the light heavyweight division, Jan Blachowicz, Glover said, “I didn’t expect him to win, not like that, dominating like that. I thought he could win, they are on the same level. I thought Reyes would have an advantage with the way he moves and his power but, honestly, when I saw their stare-down in the center of the cage, I expected Reyes to be a lot bigger.”

What’s your take on Glover Teixeira’s views on Izzy moving to the light heavyweight? Will Izzy make a mockery of the light heavyweight division as well? Or, is it testing times for the “Last Stylebender”?

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