Glover Teixeira blames ‘rough’ weight cut for UFC 179 loss to Phil Davis: ‘I know I can beat this guy’

UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Glover Teixeira was hoping to add another first-round knockout to his record at UFC 179, but his bout against fellow light heavyweight contender Phil Davis didn’t go as he expected on Oct. 25. Disappointed with the unanimous decision loss, Teixeira spoke to MMAFighting.com about the fight, why he had to cut 30 pounds on fight week, his desire to rematch Davis and much more.

UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Glover Teixeira was hoping to add another first-round knockout to his record at UFC 179, but his bout against fellow light heavyweight contender Phil Davis didn’t go as he expected on Oct. 25. Disappointed with the unanimous decision loss, Teixeira spoke to MMAFighting.com about the fight, why he had to cut 30 pounds on fight week, his desire to rematch Davis and much more.