{
  "id": 2186672,
  "title": "Glover Teixeira vs. Shogun Rua boxing match NOT a friendly exhibition — ‘I’m going to take his head off’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/glover-teixeira-vs-shogun-rua-boxing-match-not-a-friendly-exhibition",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/glover-teixeira-vs-shogun-rua-173000827.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former UFC light heavyweight champions Glover Teixeira and Mauricio Rua are set to face off in a professional boxing match on Aug. 29, 2026, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Spaten Fight Night 3 event, which will be contested under professional boxing rules with 10-ounce gloves and eight, two-minute rounds, will see the two retired fighters return to the ring after hanging up their MMA gloves in 2023. Teixeira, who recently told MMA Junkie that he plans to \"take his head off,\" is adamant that this will not be a friendly exhibition bout.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}