UFC Jacksonville goes down tonight (Wed. May 13, 2020) from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It’s headlined by a meeting between Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira in a light heavyweight bout.
In his previous fight, Smith upset Gustafsson in front of his hometown crowd at the UFC Stockholm event from the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Smith lost by fourth round submission. Before that, he went 3-1 including KO wins over Rashad Evans and Shogun Rua then a submission win over Volkan Oezdemir. He lost to Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title at UFC 235 by decision.
Teixeira edged out Nikita Krylov at the UFC Vancouver event last September from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Entering this fight, Teixeira was coming off back-to-back wins over Karl Roberson and Ion Cutelaba. Teixeira had won three of his last four fights.
The co-headliner will see a heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell and Ovince Saint Preux, which will mark the first time in the UFC that OSP will fight above 205 pounds.
Drew Dober vs. Alexander Hernandez in a light heavyweight bout, Ray Borg vs. Ricky Simon in a bantamweight bout, and Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori in a middleweight contest rounds out the five bout main card.
Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
Ben Rothwell vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Drew Dober vs. Alexander Hernandez
Ray Borg vs. Ricky Simon
Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori
It’s certain to have a great night of fights. Check out MMA News’ UFC Jacksonville results below:
Quick UFC Jacksonville Results
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Light heavyweight bout: Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
- Heavyweight bout: Ben Rothwell vs. Ovince Saint Preux
- Light heavyweight bout: Drew Dober vs. Alexander Hernandez
- Bantamweight bout: Ray Borg vs. Ricky Simon
- Middleweight bout: Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:00 p.m. ET)
- Heavyweight bout: Andrei Arlovski vs. Philipe Lins
- Lightweight bout: Michael Johnson vs. Thiago Moises
- Women’s bantamweight bout: Sijara Eubanks vs. Sarah Moras
- Bantamweight bout: Hunter Azure vs. Brian Kelleher
- Heavyweight bout: Chase Sherman vs. Issac Villaneuva
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