Fans preferring ‘talk over fight’ leaves old school Glover Texeira dejected ahead of UFC 283 title fight
Glover Texeira aims to claim the Light Heavyweight Title ahead of UFC 283, feels underappreciated by fans
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Glover Texeira (Left), Jamahal Hill (Right) (Image Courtesy - Bloody Elbow/ Sports Illustrate)
Former Light Heavyweight Champion, Glover Texeira (33-8) is scheduled to fight Jamahal Hill (11-1) at UFC 283. In an interview, Texeira expressed his intent to put on a great fight and claim the gold this Saturday for the third time in his career.
The Brazillian fighter was previously scheduled to fight Jiri Prochazka at UFC 282 for the LHW title but later canceled due to an injury that would keep Jiri out for 9 months. The LHW title was hence, vacated by Jiri Prochazka.
At his home crowd, the Brazillian fighter expects fireworks and adversities against Jamahal Hill. However, Glover Texeira revealed feeling unappreciated by fans more than other fighters because of their ability to talk.
“I’m not a talker. I don’t have that gift. Unfortunately, that’s what sells. I’m old school. I bring the fight. It’s sad that people don’t like that. You can tell by my followers. A lot of guys don’t fight the way I fight, they haven’t done half of what I have, but they have many more followers than me,” said the former LHW champ in his interview with Combate. [h/t Bloody Elbow]
Glover Texeira makes his return this Saturday at UFC 283 since his loss to Jiri Prochazka at UFC 275 via submission. The fight with Hill will mark Glover’s 42nd professional fight.
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Glover Texeira expects a difficult fight at UFC 283 against Jamahal Hill
The 43-year-old former champ revealed in an interview that he expects a difficult fight and that his skills would outshine all the trash talks against him. Meanwhile, Jamahal Hill reacted to his stare-down against the LHW veteran. Hill also spoke about training with Anthony Smith ahead of his UFC 283 bout.
Jamahal Hill is coming off a TKO victory over Thiago Santos and seems quite excited about the biggest fight of his life. The recent LHW slump has helped rising contenders like Jamahal Hill to evolve and prove themselves as championship contenders.
UFC 283 will also feature Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno for the UFC Flyweight Championship. Moreno is coming off a TKO victory against Kai Kara France and meets Daveisen Figueiredo for the fourth time.
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