UFC 208's Glover Teixeira may visit Brooklyn neighborhood where his fighting hero Mike Tyson grew up

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – UFC light heavyweight Glover Teixeira is a huge Mike Tyson fan.

When Tyson greeted him after a win at UFC 160, the onetime title challenger was overcome with emotion.

On Saturday, Teixeira (25-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) fights not too far from where Tyson grew up, in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., which hosts his pay-per-view meeting at UFC 208 with Jared Cannonier (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at Barclays Center.

Prior to making the trip to Brooklyn, Teixeira visited the Catskills, N.Y., gym where Tyson spent his formative years. But he’s just about a big enough fan that he might pay a visit to Brownsville.

“I think we’re five miles away from his block,” Teixeira told MMAjunkie. “It’s kind of cool. Maybe I’ll visit where he grew up. Maybe.”

For more from Teixeira ahead of his fight against Cannonier, check out the video above.

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