Glover: This time I will get that f@$%ing belt

UFC 179 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 25 is co-headlined by two of the top-10 contenders: Glover Teixera vs. Phil Davis.

Champion : Jon Jones

1. Alexander Gustafsson

2. Daniel Cormier

3. Rashad Evans

4. Glover Teixeira

5. Anthony Johnson

6. Phil Davis

7. Ryan Bader

8. Dan Henderson

9. “Shogun” Rua

10. Ovince Saint Preux

During a recent media day event in Brazil, Teixeira said he plans to dominate Davis, and get the belt, ideally against UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, and that his training methods will be different than they were during the losing effort vs. Jones.

“I lost the fight, and as soon as I got out (of the Octagon) I knew I had to change a few things in my camp,” said Teixeira as transcribed by Guilherme Cruz for MMAFighting. “I’m in there to have fun, win or lose. I will go back to my roots, respect my body and train what I always trained without focusing on what my opponent does instead of worrying about what I have to do.”

“Jon Jones goes for the takedown on the clinch, while Phil Davis uses more double legs. I think Phil Davis has better takedown combinations than Jones. And I think Phil Davis if going to train hard his boxing skills because he knows it won’t be easy for him. He might even take me down, but he knows it won’t be that easy.”

“I’m going for the finish. It won’t be a close fight. I thought Lyoto won his fight against Phil Davis, but I didn’t protest because it was a close bout, either could win. I’m going to prove that I won, and I challenge the judge to rob me. It won’t go the distance, but I’d love to see how the judges would give him the win after I clearly win all three rounds, beating his face. They can put his father there as a judge and it won’t help.”

“Phil Davis is at the top for a long time, he’s a tough guy, so he’s another step in the division. I don’t think about Davis, Cormier or other top fighters. I want to fight and beat a top opponent, then fight another top opponent, and then fight for the belt again. This time, I will get that f—ing belt.”

“I hope (Jones stays champion vs. Cormier). It would be nice to fight for the title and have my rematch at the same time. For me, it would be taste better. But if (Jones) loses, I don’t even want to look at his face [laughs]. I just want the title.”