Since we lost too many too soon in the spirt of giving people their flowers while they can still smell them, may start doing some appreciation posts, it's fitting to start with Glover Teixeira who just fought over the weekend and retired. He's the 2nd oldest champion in UFC history and made a remarkable ressurgence in his career in his 40s. He was written off after being KO'd 2 times in 9 months by Rumble and Gustafsson, but ended up going onto winning 6 in a row and winning the belt, something nobody foresaw happening. MMA's funny like that sometimes, the guys who KO'd him brutally, Gus and Rumble, didn't get to win the title, but Glover did. His story is a testament to toughness. The toughness he displayed in his fights is the same toughness he displayed in bouncing back from brutal losses, getting back up and climbing back to the top. But whether he won or lost, Glover always conducted himself as classy sportsman, he's more classy in defeat than many are in victory and in