Adding injury to insult, Glover Teixeira not only lost his bid to remove the gold belt from around UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones ’ waist at UFC 172 recently, he also suffered a torn labrum in the opening round of the fight. The injury occurred when Jones, who masterfully defended his belt, cranked on Teixeira’s arm. Lesser men would have given up, but Teixeira fought on for the duration of the five-round fight, not winning the belt, but winning over most anyone that doubted his shot at the title. Teixeira’s manager, Ed Soares, confirmed the injury to FoxSports.com on Friday, saying that his fighter is likely to undergo surgery sometime in the next two weeks
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Glover Teixeira Reportedly Suffered a Torn Labrum in Jon Jones Fight, Headed to Surgery – MMA Weekly