Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos NASHVILLE – Before he picked up a much-needed win in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 74 headliner, Glover Teixeira had been written off by man fans. And he understands why. After a title loss to then-champ Jon Jones, Teixeira then dropped a decision to fellow light heavyweight contender Phil Davis back in October. After seven years and 20 fights without a loss, the 35-year-old Brazilian had suffered back-to-back losses for the first time in his career. So, heading into Saturday’s FOX Sports 1-televised headliner at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena – and facing a 10-month layoff – Teixeira (23-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was actually the underdog to Ovince Saint Preux (18-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC). Teixeira overcame some early attacks and eventually submittd Saint Preux in the third round (watch the Teixeira vs
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Glover Teixeira: Half of fighters wouldn’t have gone through with my previous bout – MMA Junkie