Although he injured his right shoulder in a recent failed bid for the UFC light heavyweight title, Glover Teixeira recently got some good news. The fighter, who suffered a decision loss to titleholder Jon Jones this past month at UFC 172, said the injured joint won’t require surgery. Great news today from Doc…no surgery needed on my shoulder right now. Thank u everyone for the support!!— glover teixeira (@gloverteixeira) May 14, 2014 Teixeira (22-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) injured his shoulder when Jones (20-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) cranked it early in the first round of their April 26 pay-per-view headliner. The Brazilian fought on despite a torn labrum, but he suffered a five-round loss via 50-45 scores across the board (watch the Jones vs
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Recent UFC title challenger Glover Teixeira avoids surgery on injured shoulder – MMA Junkie