Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight No. 1 contender, Glover Teixeira, turned 36 just over a week out from his co-main event spot with No. 9-ranked Patrick Cummins at the UFC Fight Night 77 mixed martial arts (MMA) event inside Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sat., Nov. 7, 2015.
Not only is the powerful Brazilian tasked with staving off the beasts of the 205-pound division, but the Connecticut-based fighter is also jostling with father time.
Teixeira (23-4, 6-2 UFC) spoke with MMAmania.com two weeks prior to his meeting with "Durkin" about a wide range of topics, like battling back from injury, wanting to fight champion Daniel Cormier more than Jon Jones, drug testing, and much more.