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***OFFICIAL*** Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira Thread

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#1 ·
Light Heavyweight bout: 205 pounds

 
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#72 ·
Said it before and I'll say it again, Glover is the only legitimate threat out there right now at LHW for Jon Jones. This guy is a BEAST. He has it all. Power, technical boxing, slick grappling, sturdy chin, cardio.

Jon Jones vs Glover will be a five round war. Count on it.
 
#91 ·
What on earth did you see that makes you confident that Glover will hang five rounds with Jones?

Anyway, Rampage had a great career his fight with Forrest got me hooked on MMA but the guy's shot, time to call it a career and move onto other ventures.
 
#73 ·
I was hoping for a finish, but I'm not surprised that it went the distance. The fact that Glover dropped Rampage is impressive to me. He should get the decision win and avenge his mentor Liddell's loss. He utilized everything so well in this fight. His punches, kicks, and take downs looked good. He took some good punches as well so his chin shouldn't be considered suspect anymore. Some may say his stand up became predictable, but I think he limited himself because he knows Rampage hits so hard. Jones at times even ran away from Rampage, so I wouldn't hold it against Glover too much for limiting his stand up.
 
#76 ·
I don't understand the logic of some people calling for Rampage to retire? :s I hear ALOT of people saying Glover is the last hope to dethrone Jones, yet Rampage goes 3 rounds in a fight that was relatively close with no-one close to a finish and he needs to retire? Just because he isn't where he used to be in the rankings doesn't mean he shouldn't drop to gatekeeper status etc.
 
#82 ·
Juss overheard Rampage saying, "I'm a fan," to Glover. Good stuff! He's one of the few fighters who stood toe to toe with em. One other point is that Glover is pretty damn durable cuz he took some hard shots.
 
#94 ·
Glover is so durable, he took a lot of Rampage's punches with a smile, and Rampage hits extremely hard. I could see Glover getting a title shot in the near future. He probably won't beat Jones, but he's still a legit top 10, if not top 5 yet. He has great hands, power, decent kicks, very good take downs, he took Rampage down easily, and his ground game is solid with good ground and pound and submissions. He's a well rounded guy that should continue to make waves.
 
#95 ·
Rampage had a great career but damn its disappointing he came out with the same game plan again. He has fell so far since losing the title and has became so one dimensional as a fighter. I though he would turn it on tonight and want to go out on top and hit the free market on a win. I think there is a very good chance that Rampage is back in the UFC for his next fight because his stock to a company like Bellator just took a major hit.
 
#97 ·
Glover is a beast but it's still a stylistic nightmare...I have no idea how he can even hope to get on the inside of Jones.

His best bet is to maybe take him down but I doubt it. He has a good single leg but his wrestling is still pretty basic....especially compared to a guy like ones.
 
#111 ·
I think sonnen has a better chance than glover and gustafsson and hendo now that I think about it, he's the only one good enough to stick with a constant gameplan to pursue a takedown and never give up and he also has a good chin, of course he may get obliterated but still sonnen I think has a better chance to make jon most uncomfortable rather than anyone else at 205.
 
#117 ·
Jones' boxing is pretty mediocre, he just masks his mediocrity with his ridiculous height, reach and eyepoking ability.


Gustaffson might have better boxing. Gustaffson vs Glover would be fun. Gustaffson has better movement but we all know he had suspect takedown defense and submission grappling and Glover could exploit that.
 
#126 ·
Like most of us, I'm excited about Teixeira. But let's keep things in perspective here folks. For starters, he hasn't beaten anyone of consequence in the UFC yet. Rampage is no longer an elite LHW. He's turned almost purely into a boxer, and his motivation has been questioned for years now. Second, his gas tank worries me a little. Don't get me wrong, it's good. But it's not as good as it's been advertised his past two fights. He clearly slows down considerably after the first round. And last- but certainly not least- when he's having success, he gets overzealous, let's his guard down, and let's his opponent get back into the fight. This happened against Maldonado too and he was murdering him. This is what worries me the most about him. He's well-rounded. He's a threat. But there are holes in his game.
 
#130 ·
Ah yeah I forgot about Rashad, that would be a great test for Glover depending on if he wants to keep fighting at 205 or go fight Anderson.
 
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