Glover Teixeira made his case for a shot at the UFC light heavyweight in an emotional post-fight interview after stopping Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Vegas 13 in November, but that wasn’t enough to convince the company to book him against Jan Blachowicz.
With the Polish champion now slated to defend his crown against middleweight king Israel Adesanya on March 6, a decision that “didn’t surprise” Teixeira despite his optimism after putting on such “exciting performance” against Santos, the Brazilian is considering offering himself as an alternate for either champion at UFC 259.