Quotes from 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, people you trust.

It's a dream of mine to win the division's belt.

When I come to the United States, I came here illegally. I didn't know I was going to be a fighter. I just thought I was going to work landscaping for, I don't know, three, four years, then go back to Brazil and live my life.

I want Shogun because he's a legend of the sport. I respect him very much. He has good style and it matches with mine. I want to fight him in Brazil.

This sport is brutal. This sport is a hard sport.

Jiu-jitsu is my strong suit, but I trust my wrestling and my striking.

Who doesn't wanna be called champion and hang that belt on the wall, right?

I always wanted to fight Cormier. He has this fighting style, he's a warrior, I always wanted to fight someone like him, a guy like 'Rampage,' someone who moves forward and fights.

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

In boxing, you have the 10-second count but we don't have it in MMA, and that's what makes this sport better.

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

I'm not greedy - I have a pretty good life. I don't have an expensive lifestyle, so I can make my living teaching classes at my gym.

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 throw a punch. He goes in there to tease, not to fight. He's like Muhammad Ali.

The secret is to listen, open your mind, listen to the pros. With the help of the UFC's Performance Institute, too. Listening to my coaches and listening to my body, too. Having discipline. It's not just listening, too, because sometimes people have the knowledge but don't know how to use it. You need to be able to put that to practice.

McGregor sells the show and fights well, he's a real athlete who doesn't get out of shape and is always training.

I don't like fights that go to decision.

I will always fight tough fights, and that's what I need in order to get to the belt.

I beat Ryan Bader, and that beautiful knockout got me a shot at the title. That's the kind of thing that puts you close to the top.

My favorite fight was when I fought Rampage. I always wanted to fight Rampage because of the way he fights. It's about pride. The way he comes forward. My friends in Brazil would always tell me they wanted me to fight Rampage. When I fought him, it was a big deal for me. It was the first big fight I was in. It was a great fight.

I have always fought top guys.

I lost my first professional fight, but came back and won fights until I fought for the world title.

A true champion is a true champion. They go fight and win or lose, give it their all.

I love to compete in Abu Dhabi. I've been there two times, in 2009 and 2011, and it was a great show. It's a great way to stay sharp because you're competing with the best grapplers in the world.

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