Glover Teixeira: ‘Rumble’ Johnson Hits Too Hard

Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson hits hard. Just ask UFC light heavyweight Glover Teixeira, who ate a nasty knockout strike from the former title contender that sent his tooth flying and shut his lights out 13 seconds from the opening bell.

The pair met in the co-main event of UFC 202 on August 20 in a highly-anticipated 205-pound showdown that was sure to decide the next challenger for current division champ Daniel Cormier, and it did just that. Teixeira made the unfortunate decision to attempt to stand a trade with one of the most feared strikers in MMA today, and it resulted in him being left unconscious and one tooth short after falling to the Blackzillians product.

Recently Teixeira spoke to AG Fight to discuss the loss to Johnson, stating that the Blackzillian’s team-member has hit him the hardest he has ever been hit in his entire career:

“The fight starts standing, so you have to strike. It’s just like what they told Aldo when he lost to McGregor. There was no time to react, it happens. To be honest, he was the strongest guy to ever hit me. It was the first KO I ever suffered. I had been knocked down in training before where my vision went dark for a little bit, but never like that. He hits too hard and the gloves are very small. Depending on how it hits you, it’s over.”

The flawless performance from Johnson earned him the right to take on Cormier for the light heavyweight title once more, after Cormier choked out ‘Rumble’ in the third round of their initial meeting at UFC 187 back in May of last year.

Cormier and Johnson will meet in the main event of UFC 206 for the light heavyweight title live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on December 11, 2016.