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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"Fighting Rampage in Rio is going to be very exciting for me because it's Rio de Janeiro. I have been there many times in my fights and it's very exciting. I went to the [first] UFC in Rio and it was great. I love the crowd and it is going to be exciting this time for me. I come to California to help Lyoto for his fight and also to help myself. But it is mostly Lyoto's training right now and he is getting ready for Ryan man. This is the last week. I will come back and I think I am going to do my camp in California. I think Lyoto and Ryan Bader's fight is going to be a good fight and great for Lyoto. I am betting a third round knockout for Lyoto Machida. I am going to do my camp in California. It is going to be half and half time in between here [Blackhouse MMA] and San Luis, Obispo with John Hackelman and I am bringing some guys from Brazil to help me out. Fighting him is great because he is a, you know, and idol of this sport. I am training hard man, I am going to knock him out."
-Glover Teixeira talks about what it means to him to fight in Rio de Janeiro at UFC 153 in a video released by 1360 Films, as well as what it means to him fighting a former champion in Rampage Jackson on that card (transcribed by MMAMania.com).
Penick's Analysis: This is such a huge opportunity for Teixeira. It's a massively important fight for his career, and if he can have a major performance, especially a knockout of Jackson, he'll explode into the top end of the UFC's light heavyweight division. What he did in his UFC debut earlier this year was phenomenal; now he wants to follow that up with an even more impressive fight against Jackson. It should be really fun to watch him make that attempt, and if he pulls it off it will be even bigger.
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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