BROOKLYN, N.Y. – One-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira is switching up his style to make sure his final fighting years are successful. When Teixeira (27-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) thinks about retirement, the 39-year-old Brazilian doesn’t have a set date. But he doesn’t want to stick around too long. “I want to keep fighting,” Teixeira, who on Saturday faces short-notice replacement Karl Roberson at UFC on ESPN+ 1, told MMAjunkie on Thursday at media day. “I want to prove it to myself.
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