Glover Teixeira Quotes

I fight guys that no one has ever heard of; I fought guys who are legends, like Frankie Edgar.

There are certain things that I always dreamed of, like fighting in the UFC. There's just certain things that I feel like haven't been accomplished there. There's such great women coming up in the sport; seems like a wonderful time to be in women's MMA.

Jon Jones is a great fighter.

I want to fight a UFC fighter.

Mixed martial arts is great, and it's here to stay.

When I was 15 years old, I watched Royce Gracie in the cage, and I thought I'd like to do the same thing.

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.

I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.

I won the belt in DREAM, I won the belt in Strikeforce, every fight was just a fight, it wasn't something special, it just was getting in the ring and fighting.

I've been taking martial arts for a long time. I started with tae kwon do, and then I started taking karate and mixed martial arts.

I've been watching Frank Shamrock fight since the beginning.

Mr. Efrain Escudero is a great fighter and TUF Champ. He has fought in big fights, and has a great record.

I think T. J. Dillashaw and Demetrious Johnson - I'm a bad matchup for both of them.

Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.

I have the highest takedown defense in the entire welterweight division, maybe the second-highest on the UFC roster.

If I would fight Michael Bisping, I would be the favorite. Everybody knows that.

Who inside MMA that's a champion goes to fight Muay Thai? Nobody. But I love competing.

I like exciting fighters - Anthony Pettis, Jose Aldo. I like all the great fighters, Cain Velasquez, all the champions. They're so good at what they do. I just admire people who are good at what they do and people you can watch and learn from.

Daniel Crawford, who was BAMMA featherweight champion, used to train with me.

Honestly, I would love to fight Henry Cejudo. You've got that gold medalist in the Olympics, I would love to test myself against that.

I want to be the first British person to lift a UFC World Title.

I could beat Yoel Romero, who is probably more dangerous than someone like Anderson Silva, but I would get more credit for beating Silva.

The biggest shock was the first fight. I didn't know what to expect. I fought Fujita. At that time, he was one of the most dangerous PRIDE fighters. He was a complete beast and with 130 kilograms of pure muscle.

Jon Jones is the best fighter in history.

Even just my basics are so effective against a guy like Max Holloway.