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Just a few days removed from the UFC 249 pay-per-view (PPV) event, the promotion will come storming back on Weds. night (May 13, 2020) with the next installment of its “Fight Night” series on ESPN+, going down from inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
Leading the charge will be light heavyweight veterans and former title contenders Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira. “Lionheart” tries to maintain his spot in the Top 5, while the aging Brazilian clings to his place in the Top 10.
In the UFC Jacksonville co-main event, former light heavyweight No. 1 contender, Ovince Saint Preux, jumps up a weight class to throw hands with well-traveled bruiser, Ben Rothwell. Elsewhere on the card, Ray Borg gets busy with Ricky Simon.
Complete UFC Jacksonville weigh-in results below:
UFC Jacksonville Main Card On ESPN+:
205 lbs.: Anthony Smith () vs. Glover Teixeira ()
265 lbs.: Ben Rothwell (265) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (240.5)
155 lbs.: Drew Dober (156) vs. Alexander Hernandez ()
135 lbs.: Ray Borg (135.5) vs. Ricky Simon ()
185 lbs.: Karl Roberson (187.5*) vs. Marvin Vettori (186)UFC Jacksonville Prelims Card On ESPN+:
265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski () vs. Philipe Lins ()
155 lbs.: Michael Johnson (156) vs. Thiago Moises (155.5)
135 lbs.: Sijara Eubanks (136) vs. Sarah Moras (136)
155 lbs.: Gabriel Benitez (155.5) vs. Omar Morales (155.5)
145 lbs.: Hunter Azure (145) vs. Brian Kelleher (145.5)
265 lbs.: Chase Sherman () vs. Ike Villanueva ()*Missed weight
There you have it.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Jacksonville fight card on fight night, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” undercard bouts at 6 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 9 p.m. ET.
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