Glover Teixeira will make weight for UFC 259, serving as a backup fighter for the main event clash between champion Jan Blachowicz and challenger Israel Adesanya in Las Vegas.
Teixeira does not have a fight booked for the March 6 pay-per-view event, which takes place at UFC APEX, but will be ready in case Blachowicz or Adesanya are ruled out of the main event clash.
“I’ll be backup and will have to go there and make weight,” he confirmed to MMA Fighting via text message.
Early this past month, Teixeira said he was considering volunteering for the spot depending on negotiations with the promotion.