Vou traduzir a parte do artigo que fala sobre isso, depois disponibilizo o conteúdo inteiro do mesmo.
Sobre as dedadas no olho que o Jon Jones desferiu no Glover:
"Eu não acho que isso mudou o resultado" ele disse ao MMAjunkie. "Não foi por causa das dedadas no olho que eu perdi aquela luta. Jones venceu aquela luta. Ele machucou o meu braço no começo da luta. Ele merece créditos pela vitória. As dedadas no olho me incomodaram porque afetaram um pouco a minha visão. Mas de qualquer maneira, ele teria vencido aquela luta. Essa é a verdade."
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Glover Teixeira is confident if, given another chance, he could beat UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones. But when it comes to the duo’s first meeting earlier this year, the Brazilian said the champ simply had his number.
Back in May at UFC 172, Jones handed Teixeira a unanimous-decision loss, though much of the post-event discussion focused on the champ’s eye-pokes during the fight. Even UFC President Dana White had to come to Jones’ defense and suggested fans were being extra hard on the polarizing titleholder.
But Teixeira, who snapped an eight-year and 20-fight winning streak with the title loss, said it wouldn’t have made much difference.
“I don’t think it changed the result,” he told MMAjunkie. “It wasn’t because of eye-pokes that I lost that fight. Jones won that fight. He injured my arm at the start of the fight. He deserves credit for his win. The eye-pokes did bother me because it affected my vision a bit.
“But either way, he would have won that fight. That’s the truth.”
Teixeira (22-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC), who’s ranked No. 6 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light heavyweight rankings, meets No. 7 Phil Davis (12-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 179 pay-per-view co-headliner. The bout, which takes place at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanazinho Gymnasium, is an opportunity for Teixeira to quickly get back in the title picture. And though he admits Jones was the clearly superior fighter in their first meeting, he’s confident he could avenge the loss if given the chance.
“Without a doubt,” Teixeira, 34, said. “I believe in my potential. I believe in my knockout power. I learned a lot when I fought him.
“If I faced Jon Jones again, I would have a great chance. I have learned a lot. I know where I made mistakes. Now I’m working my way back. At my age, there isn’t much time left, so I’m running after it.”
