Glover Teixeira likes his odds against UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones . (In fact, you may be surprised just how heavily he favors himself if they were to fight.) But knowing the champ is likely to fight Alexander Gustafsson next, Teixeira discussed what other matchups pique his interest. Teixeira, who’s won 19 consecutive fights overall and four straight since joining the UFC, awaits his next challenge following a first-round submission victory over James Te Huna this past month at UFC 160. Teixeira (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who’s ranked No. 7 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA light-heavyweight rankings , knows he probably needs another win or two to get a crack at the belt, but if a Jones fight actually materialized? “I am very confident,” he said this past weekend in Brazil. “If my next fight was against Jones, for sure I would go in to win. I give myself a 99 percent chance (of winning).” But with fellow contender Gustafsson all but assured the bout, Teixeira is focusing elsewhere
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UFC’s Teixeira: Yes to Jones, Bader, Henderson, Evans – no to Machida, Sonnen – MMA Junkie