UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira

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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)
Venue VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
City Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Attendance None (behind closed doors)[1]
Event chronology
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira (also known as UFC Fight Night 171 and UFC on ESPN+ 29) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 13, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.[2][3][4]

Background

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UFC had to cancel two events and postpone four events between March 21 and May 2.[5][6][7] On April 24, they announced their return of UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Florida, with two other events scheduled for the same venue on May 13 and May 16 respectively.[8]

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira served as the event headliner.[4] They were originally scheduled to headline another event on April 25, but it was cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic.[7]

The event included fighters that were pulled from other events previously cancelled, as well as the following bouts:[4]

At the weigh-ins, Roberson weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. He was fined 20% of his purse, which went to his opponent Vettori and the bout was expected to proceed at a catchweight.[9] However, the bout was cancelled on the day of the event due to medical issues caused by Roberson's attempt to cut weight.[10]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira def. Anthony Smith TKO (punches) 5 1:04
Heavyweight Ben Rothwell def. Ovince Saint Preux Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Drew Dober def. Alexander Hernandez TKO (punches) 2 4:25
Bantamweight Ricky Simón def. Ray Borg Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski def. Philipe Lins Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Thiago Moisés def. Michael Johnson Submission (achilles lock) 2 0:25
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Women's Bantamweight Sijara Eubanks def. Sarah Moras Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Lightweight Omar Morales def. Gabriel Benítez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Brian Kelleher def. Hunter Azure KO (punches) 2 3:40
Heavyweight Chase Sherman def. Isaac Villanueva TKO (elbow and punches) 2 0:49

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]

  • Fight of the Night: Brian Kelleher vs. Hunter Azure
  • Performance of the Night: Glover Teixeira and Drew Dober

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Boxing Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $1,175,000.[13]

  • Glover Teixeira: $230,000 def. Anthony Smith: $130,000
  • Ben Rothwell: $260,000 def. Ovince Saint Preux: $95,000
  • Drew Dober: $166,000 def. Alexander Hernandez: $36,000
  • Ricky Simón: $60,000 def. Ray Borg: $46,000
  • Andrei Arlovski: $325,000 def. Philipe Lins: $80,000
  • Thiago Moisés: $24,000 def. Michael Johnson: $83,000
  • Sijara Eubanks: $66,000 def. Sarah Moras: $23,000
  • Omar Morales: $24,000 def. Gabriel Benítez: $40,000
  • Brian Kelleher: $60,000 def. Hunter Azure: $12,000
  • Chase Sherman: $28,000 def. Ike Villanueva: $12,000

Aftermath

On October 20, it was announced that the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) issued a nine-month suspension for Chase Sherman, after he tested positive for anastrozole as the result of an in-competition sample.[14]

See also

References

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