Teixeira var planlagt til at møde Ion Cuţelaba den 19. januar 2019 på UFC på ESPN + 1. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/platform/amp/2018/11/9/18079788/glover-teixeira-vs-ion-cutelaba-set-for-first-ufc-on-espn-card|title=Glover Teixeira vs. Ion Cutelaba set for first UFC on ESPN+ card|website=www.mmafighting.com|language=en|access-date=10. november 2018}}</ref> Men den 10. januar 2019 blev Cutelaba trukket ud af kampen på grund af en skade. Efter at have søgt en udskiftning til Cuţelaba <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Ion-Cutelaba-Injured-Out-of-Bout-with-Glover-Teixeira-at-UFC-Brooklyn-148055|title=Ion Cutelaba injured, out of bout with Glover Teixeira at UFC Brooklyn|last=Jay Pettry|access-date=10. januar 2019}}</ref>, meddelte UFC, at Karl Roberson stillede op mod Teixeira. <ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2019/01/12/glover-teixeira-now-faces-karl-roberson-ufc-brooklyn/|title=Glover Teixeira Now Faces Karl Roberson at UFC Brooklyn|work=Cageside Press|access-date=12. januar 2019}}</ref> Teixeira besejrede Roberson via submission via arm triangle choke i første runde. <ref>{{Cite web|title=UFC on ESPN+ 1 results: Glover Teixeira rallies from early trouble to submit Karl Roberson|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2019/01/ufc-on-espn-1-results-glover-teixeira-rallies-to-submit-karl-roberson|website=MMAjunkie.com|access-date=19. januar 2019|language=en|date=19. januar 2019}}</ref>
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