James Te Huna vs Glover Teixeira I thought I was going to go out there, get head-kicked, get knocked out and lose the fight. It's hardly the kind of thought you would have expected to be running through the head of one of the scariest individuals in the UFC - but that's exactly what Penrith light heavyweight Jamie Te Huna was thinking in the weeks leading up to his most recent victory inside the Octagon. He [Danny Green] has made my mental game very strong. He's a powerful guy upstairs - it's taken me to another level. Today, the New Zealand-born Te Huna (16 wins, 5 losses) is in a much better mental state as he attempts to extend his UFC winning streak to four against powerhouse Brazilian Glover Teixeira (20-2) at UFC 160 at the famed MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night (Sunday afternoon, AEST). And if Te Huna does have his hand raised after the fight, the first person he'll be thanking is his new cornerman ... the current IBO cruiserweight world champion, Danny Green. The four-time, three division world boxing champion has been an integral member of Te Huna's camp to prepare for Teixeira, who goes into the bout against Te Huna boasting an eight-year, 18-fight winning streak. In many ways, however, Te Huna's come-from-behind February victory over Canadian Ryan Jimmo in London could be the defining moment of his career. For Te Huna, the biggest battle was not surviving a brutal Jimmo head-kick - nor the battle to regain his senses and win the fight. The biggest battle was training his mind to think like a champion ... a battle he admits he lost. "The last two weeks before that fight, I was in a bad environment, just thinking too many things at once and thinking negative thoughts," Te Huna said during the UFC 160 media day at the MGM Grand today. So tense was Te Huna before the Jimmo fight, that his team came up with a novel approach to help calm his nerves as he made his way out to the Octagon - a choreographed walk-out in which his entire team dressed and danced to the Men In Black theme song. It was just to try to get me to enjoy it - that walkout is pretty daunting, mate. Because those negative thoughts did indeed come true in the Jimmo fight, with only his amazing durability and ability to regain his senses quickly preventing him from being TKO'd in the first round. While a choreographed walk-out again seems on the cards at UFC 160 - "can't say mate, stay tuned" was Te Huna's grinning response to the possibility of a new walk-out dance - there was little doubt Te Huna was going to need a little extra help getting his head in the right space if he was to defeat a fighter of Teixeira's quality. Cue Danny Green ... a fighter whose mental strength is unquestioned, and a fighter who's fought on the big stage more times than he can count in his storied career. The pair has engaged in some spirited workouts and sparring sessions in the past few weeks, but Green said it was on the mental side of things that he has most helped Te Huna. He's a world class professional fighter, and I guess I just keep reminding him of that, because he's a pretty humble, quiet kid. Quietly confident, though," Green said. I've been asked to come in and help him with my experience in the big fight occasion, for it to rub off. I've just been trying to give him a bit of guidance, passing off what I've done in my career and telling him some things I've done - and hopefully guide him to not do the negative things that have happened in some of my camps. Just my big fight experience, hopefully it rubs off on him, because that's where he's at now. He's a powerful guy upstairs - he's been telling me how to approach my sessions throughout the whole camp, and it's taken me to another level," he said. In talking about Teixeira, Te Huna is respectful - but consuming his own thoughts is the game plan that he and his team believe will deliver them an upset victory. In current betting with Australian bookmakers, Te Huna is a $3.40 underdog, compared with $1.31 for Teixeira. They say, 'you don't think Teixeira is too much for you?'. I wanted the match and I'm pretty confident we can get a win," Te Huna said. As soon as we got the match, my whole team got together and we sat down, analysed his past three fights and came up with a game plan - what his strengths were, what his weaknesses were, and it just went from there. And [being the underdog] has kind of given me a little bit of extra motivation in my camp. It just makes me even more confident, I think, when I hear things like that. Green himself has no doubts that Te Huna will put on his best performance in the Octagon to date. "There's definitely certain tactics and certain techniques and certain openings to expose Teixeira on - obviously I'm not going to say [what those tactics are]," Green said. Jamie's set up to win, because he's not really supposed to win. So he's set up perfectly for a victory. You can throw a thousand clichés in, but Glover's the favourite and Jamie's the underdog. He [Teixeira] is a very, very brave, aggressive guy - but so is Jamie. But look, the way Jamie fights, he is very exciting to watch and so is Teixeira. It's going to be awesome fight to watch and I'm very happy to be a part of it and be invited to join the camp. And don't for a moment think that Te Huna won't have plenty of support when he steps into the Octagon for the fight. Not only will he have Green and the rest of his cornermen, he'll also have plenty of support in the crowd, with more than 50 friends and fans from Penrith making the trip to Las Vegas to cheer him on. It's pretty much half the town [of Penrith heading over for the fight] - half of them are people I don't even know! Through friends and everything they've organised it, just because I'm fighting in Vegas. So they've got their tickets and come over. So for any Aussies currently in the USA, make sure you get to Vegas - because that's one victory party you definitely don't want to miss! UFC 160 screens live on Main Event from noon this Sunday (AEST). The main card, headlined by the UFC heavyweight title bout between Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva, also features Sydney-based Kiwi Mark Hunt, who'll fight former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos in a match. Preliminary bouts will be screened on Fuel TV from 10am, with Australia's Robert Whittaker taking on American Colton Smith. Daniel Sankey travelled to Las Vegas as a guest of the UFC.