Glover Teixeira

I'm a very simple guy.

— Glover Teixeira

You have to keep improving.

— Glover Teixeira

I take care of business.

— Glover Teixeira

I have always fought top guys.

— Glover Teixeira

Anthony Smith is super tough.

— Glover Teixeira

My way to fight is finish.

— Glover Teixeira

I really love fighting.

— Glover Teixeira

I never turn down a fight.

— Glover Teixeira

I'm like those gladiators from the past.

— Glover Teixeira

Some people spar five days a week.

— Glover Teixeira

That's the secret, hit without getting hit.

— Glover Teixeira

I will fight anyone. I will always fight anyone, anywhere.

— Glover Teixeira

I'm ready for anything they can put in front of me.

— Glover Teixeira

I'm confident, and I'm well trained.

— Glover Teixeira

I don't like fights that go to decision.

— Glover Teixeira

To err is human, but to persist in the mistake is ugly.

— Glover Teixeira

In the UFC, it's about names. Every fight is hard, and everybody knows all the disciplines. Some might know more than others.

— Glover Teixeira

I grew up watching 'Vale Tudo' and Marco Ruas. I fight imagining the bouts from a past generation, when everything was legal.

— Glover Teixeira

I don't have anything against Jon Jones. We are fighters and we do whatever we want with our lives.

— Glover Teixeira

You go after your dreams no matter how many obstacles. You want to go forward. That's what I did.

— Glover Teixeira

The way people train is the most dangerous thing because we train, like, everyday.

— Glover Teixeira

I see some people complain about Dana; I've got no complaints about Dana.

— Glover Teixeira

I don't much believe in the hype of anything or anybody, not even myself.

— Glover Teixeira

It's so great to fight in the UFC because the whole staff, they treat you so well. The people are happy to…

— Glover Teixeira

He sells, he knows how to talk, he's smart, he's no fool. McGregor doesn't fight, he just reacts, he's never first to…

— Glover Teixeira

Guys want to make a name for themselves, they look at my age and think they will run over me. It's not…

— Glover Teixeira

When I come to the United States, I came here illegally. I didn't know I was going to be a fighter. I…

— Glover Teixeira

It's important to have the right strategy. I can't commit to things or fight like I used to. I can't just bang…

— Glover Teixeira

I love to compete in Abu Dhabi. I've been there two times, in 2009 and 2011, and it was a great show.…

— Glover Teixeira

I want to fight Anthony Johnson again, for sure. I want to fight Jon Jones again. I want to fight the guys…

— Glover Teixeira

I'm not fighting for the money. Of course, money is good, but if I don't feel like going to the gym anymore,…

— Glover Teixeira

Little injuries are always happening, so you've just got to train through those. You've also got to have the right training partners,…

— Glover Teixeira

I used to love martial arts movies starring Bruce Lee and Jean Claude Van Damme. In one of Van Damme's movies, he…

— Glover Teixeira

My favorite fight was when I fought Rampage. I always wanted to fight Rampage because of the way he fights. It's about…

— Glover Teixeira

When I came to the United States, I saw a lot of Mike Tyson. I would stay up and watch all of…

— Glover Teixeira

The secret is to listen, open your mind, listen to the pros. With the help of the UFC's Performance Institute, too. Listening…

— Glover Teixeira

I grew up in a very small town, on a farm. There was not even a TV in my house at that…

— Glover Teixeira

Nobody trains 'eye poke defense.'

— Glover Teixeira

I love the USADA.

— Glover Teixeira

I'm a fighter. I'm a worker.

— Glover Teixeira