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Glover Teixeira finally seems to be heading to the UFC. The light heavyweight prospect has not lost since his 2005 bout with Ed Herman. MMAJunkie reports the Brazilian fighter will make his debut in early summer. Teixeira is probably best-known for his appearance on the second season of TapouT where he appeared in an episode featuring fighters from The Pit. Teixeira was expected to make his UFC debut years ago but visa issues kept him out of the US for several years. The issues led him from moving from The Pit to Blackhouse’s Brazil location. After resolving his visa issues this past December, Teixeira is looking to continue his winning ways in the UFC with the help of his old and new teams. The Brazilian fighter combines powerful boxing with black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has only seen a decision three times in nineteen fights. Pictured: Glover Teixeira via Blackhouse.com

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"Jon Jones is having a good phase, he's improving a lot. He's getting more and more experienced, he's very young, but he's getting more experienced. He's making his opponents fall into his game. He knows how to use his size very well. There's not much to say about Jon Jones. I don't see any Brazilian in conditions to face him, even more so because Brazilians don't tend to completely study what happens in there, there needs to be more studying done by the Brazilians in that division so that they can understand what really is going on in there. But it's hard for me to say this, because I'm Brazilian and I wish there was a Brazilian with the conditions to beat Jon Jones, but, this is a personal opinion of mine, I don't see anyone in Brazil that can beat him, at least not for now." UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva tells Portal TV (translated by Tom Mendes) that light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones is in no danger of losing his 205-pound strap to a fighter from Brazil, having already disposed of Mauricio Rua and Lyoto Machida in recent fights. "Bones" could be facing the winner of Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis, who fight at UFC on Fox 2, or, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson, if Evans fails to have a "Wonderful" performance in Chicago. Anyone think "The Spider" is speaking out of turn? If so, can you name a Brazilian fighter capable of dethroning the champ?

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Brock Lesnar may have just retired from MMA but I assure you, Maniacs, life goes on. In fact, the world's largest fight promotion will return to pay-per-view in just two weeks with its UFC 142: "Aldo vs. Mendes" pay-per-view event on Jan. 14, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the main event of the evening, perennial pound-for-pound great Jose Aldo will defend his featherweight championship for the third time inside the Octagon against undefeated wrestler and Team Alpha Male product Chad Mendes. The co-main event features perhaps the most famous Brazilian fighter in the world, as "The Phenom," Vitor Belfort heads back home to rumble against Anthony Johnson. And when he's done, he'll coach The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Brazil opposite Wandelei Silva. How's the card looking to you, folks? For all the latest news and notes on the UFC 142 pay-per-view event click here.

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UFC officials have been laser-focused on this weekend’s UFC on Fox 1, but that hasn’t stopped matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby from filling out other upcoming cards.

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Renan Barao dazzled at UFC 138 on Saturday. Get to know this Brazilian fighter who might soon contest Dominick Cruz for the bantamweight title.

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