Had Glover Teixeira been able to join the UFC back in 2007, this record would probably already be well in hand.
Teixeira’s first nine professional bouts took place in the United States. He went 7-2 in those contests. He left the States voluntarily on a five-fight winning streak, to get a visa issue sorted out. Teixeira thought the process would be quick. It took four years.
When Teixeira returned to America, he went on another five-fight winning streak, this time in the UFC. The run ended with a loss to Jon Jones, at the height of the LHW great’s first championship run.