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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira

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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)
VenueVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
CityJacksonville, Florida, United States
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)
Event chronology
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris

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
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Nolan King and John Morgan (2020-03-15). "UFC postpones three events amid growing coronavirus outbreak". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  3. ^ Brett Okamoto (2020-04-09). "Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  4. ^ Steven Marrocco (2020-04-20). "UFC officially cancels four events due to coronavirus pandemic". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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