UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | May 13, 2020 | |||
Venue | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | |||
City | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |||
Attendance | None (behind closed doors) | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night 175: Smith vs. Teixeira (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 33) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship expected to take place on May 13, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.[1]
Background
Due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, the UFC had to cancel 6 events between March 21 and May 2.[2][3][4] On April 24, they announced their return with the new UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Florida, with two other events for the same venue: a previously scheduled event for May 16 and a newly booked event for May 13.[1]
Fight card
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Anthony Smith | vs. | Glover Teixeira | ||||
Heavyweight | Ben Rothwell | vs. | Ovince St. Preux | ||||
Lightweight | Alexander Hernandez | vs. | Drew Dober | ||||
Bantamweight | Ricky Simon | vs. | Ray Borg | ||||
Middleweight | Karl Roberson | vs. | Marvin Vettori | ||||
Preliminary Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | vs. | Philipe Lins | ||||
Lightweight | Michael Johnson | vs. | Thiago Moises | ||||
Women's Bantamweight | Sijara Eubanks | vs. | Sarah Moras | ||||
Bantamweight | Hunter Azure | vs. | Brian Kelleher |
See also
References
- ^ a b Brett Okamoto (2020-04-24). "UFC schedules three fight cards, led by UFC 249 on May 9 in Florida with no fans". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ Nolan King and John Morgan (2020-03-15). "UFC postpones three events amid growing coronavirus outbreak". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2020-04-09). "Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2020-04-20). "UFC officially cancels four events due to coronavirus pandemic". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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