“I used to love martial arts movies starring Bruce Lee and Jean Claude Van Damme. In one of Van Damme's movies, he would break a pine tree. I would kick banana trees because I used to live on a farm. My father would get mad at me because I would break all of the banana trees around.”

Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist

Glover Teixeira is a Brazilian-American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the UFC’s light heavyweight division and became a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Before his UFC run, Teixeira was a member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team and also fought in WEC, Impact FC, PFC, and Shooto. He is known for a long career in mixed martial arts and for setting age records in the UFC, including being the second oldest champion in the promotion’s history and the oldest first-time champion.