Glover Teixeira Quotes

I will look for the knockout because that's the way I fight.

We always want the knockout or the submission.

I'm a guy who looks to put the pressure and come out with the knockout or the submission.

I like aggressive fighters who will come after me.

I've been doing everything people like to see: knock people out, and submissions, and go in there to fight.

Every time I step in the Octagon, I always try to finish.

That's my goal for every fight, is to hit them as hard as I can.

The fans want to see a conclusive finish. It's quite a brutal, barbaric sport and the people who watch it want to see someone out. That's what I do for a living.

Getting choked out feels a lot better than getting knocked out.

I like to play aggressively, and it just lets me go for even more shots.

I tell the guys all the time, 'if you have a good puncher, all the way in or all the way out.' Don't stay there and box.

Ben Askren had never been knocked out when I got a hold of him.

When you fight me, you aren't going to be able to be so careful. They better block their face and knock me out. I'm going to hit them, kick them. I'm going to come forward. They'll have to run, literally run, backwards. That's the only way to get away from me. And eventually you're going to run into the cage.

I expect the best Anderson Silva. I don't think he'll toy with me like he toyed with other guys, I can explode in and touch his chin, and all it takes is one shot.

Well, being my type of fighter and my type of guy, you know I throw a lot of barrage of punches, kicks, knees and elbows.

My coach used to tell me I've got pretty heavy hands, so I try to use them at the start of the fight because it's a good time to use my power because I'm 100% in the moment.

I'm a knockout specialist who comes to fight and who's exciting to watch.

Trying to get over guys and knock them out, that's what fires me up. Decision victories, whoop dee doo, but finishing guys fires me up.

I'm going out there as I do in every fight to put guys away but I'm going to do it in a smart fashion.

I treat myself more as an athlete instead of as a fighter. As a fighter, you're going out there as a street thug, relying on your hands, trying to knock someone out, being overly aggressive.

I'm a Mexican fighter. I just like fighting. I like staying in the pocket.

I'm an entertaining fighter.

Holly Holm was a boxer for a long time, and Leslie Smith comes from muay thai. It's different. Holly is more defensive, while Leslie comes forward.

Grappling is my style.

How I fight is what got me into the UFC in the first place.