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Chael Sonnen “Disgusted” At Anthony Smith’s Corner Not Throwing In The Towel At UFC Jacksonville

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has expressed his disgust with Marc Montoya and Anthony Smith’s entire corner at UFC Jacksonville for not throwing in the towel. During his main event bout on Wednesday (the 13th) Anthony Smith was defeated by Glover Teixeira via TKO in the fifth round. From the third round, Smith was […]

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has expressed his disgust with Marc Montoya and Anthony Smith’s entire corner at UFC Jacksonville for not throwing in the towel.

During his main event bout on Wednesday (the 13^th) Anthony Smith was defeated by Glover Teixeira via TKO in the fifth round. From the third round, Smith was dominated having lots of damage inflicted on him throughout the next 2 rounds. After complaining about his injuries to his corner between rounds a lot of people believe they should have thrown in the towel for their fighter.

One of these people is Chael Sonnen who expressed his rage in a video on his YouTube channel.

“How does a corner not stop the fight?, you not stop the fight when your athlete can no longer move, you stop the fight when your athlete can no longer win. Which only comes from two things one of two things, he got injured, or he’s exhausted. Either way those aren’t fixable in the moment and you don’t leave him out there to toughen him up.”

“If I’m fighting and the referee comes to talk to me and I don’t say a word, I turn and walk away like I don’t hear him I’m sending a signal to my tag team partner to get me to the back. He goes to the corner, he tells his corner, he’s bleeding out of everywhere, he’s completely exhausted then he shares to his corner “my teeth are falling out”. These are signals and nobody thought to get him the hell out of there? He’s exhausted.”

Following the event, Anthony shared his injuries with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani stating that he has broken his nose, broken an orbital bone, and lost two of his teeth.

Just spoke to Anthony Smith via text.

Injuries suffered tonight: Broken nose, broken orbital bone, two missing teeth and a cut under his right eye. One tooth in front and one towards the back, he said. His real teeth.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 14, 2020

What did you think of the stoppage at UFC Jacksonville?, Should his corner have stopped it earlier?

Chael Sonnen Rips Anthony Smith’s Corner Post-Loss: ‘Have a Towel for a Reason’

Retired MMA legend Chael Sonnen believes Anthony Smith ‘s coaches failed him by not stopping his fifth-round technical knockout loss to Glover Teixeira after the fourth round during …

Andrei Arlovski Leads UFC Jacksonville Salaries with $325,000 Payday

Andrei Arlovski returned to the win column at UFC Jacksonville and also took home the biggest purse of the night. According to figures released by the Florida State Boxing Commission — though no specific figures for “show” or “win” purses were disclosed — the former UFC heavyweight champion earned a purse of $325,000. Another heavyweight […]

Andrei Arlovski returned to the win column at UFC Jacksonville and also took home the biggest purse of the night.

According to figures released by the Florida State Boxing Commission — though no specific figures for “show” or “win” purses were disclosed — the former UFC heavyweight champion earned a purse of $325,000.

Another heavyweight in Ben Rothwell also earned big as his split decision win over Ovince Saint Preux netted him $260,000. The event headliners in Glover Teixeira and Anthony Smith, meanwhile, earned $230,000 and $130,000 respectively.

Teixeira also earned a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus as did Drew Dober, Brian Kelleher and Hunter Azure.

Full UFC Jacksonville Salaries

Below are the full purses without the inclusion of any sponsorship money or discretionary bonuses (via MMA Fighting):

Main Card (ESPN+)

Glover Teixeira ($280,000) def. Anthony Smith ($130,000)
Ben Rothwell: ($260,000) def. Ovince Saint Preux ($95,000)
Drew Dober: ($116,000) def. Alexander Hernandez ($36,000)
Ricky Simon: ($60,000) def. Ray Borg: ($46,000)
Andrei Arlovski: ($325,000) def. Philipe Lins: ($80,000)
Thiago Moises: ($24,000) def. Michael Johnson: ($83,000)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

Sijara Eubanks: ($66,000) def. Sarah Moras: ($23,000)
Omar Morales: ($24,000) def. Gabriel Benitez: ($40,000)
Brian Kelleher: ($110,000) def. Hunter Azure: ($62,000)
Chase Sherman: ($28,000) def. Ike Villanueva: ($12,000)

What do you make of the UFC Jacksonville salaries?

VIDEO | Anthony Smith Hands The Referee His Tooth Mid-Fight

Light-heavyweight Anthony Smith was on the end of a brutal beatdown at the hands of former title challenger Glover Teixeira last night. The pair squared off in the main event at UFC Jacksonville at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Anthony Smith Suffers A Brutal Upset Loss Smith entered the fight as favourite and lived up […]

Anthony Smith Suffers A Brutal Upset Loss

Smith entered the fight as favourite and lived up to that tag in the early goings. He consistently landed big right hands and it seemed a matter of time before one of them folded his 40-year-old opponent. Teixeira was able to eat all those shots before turning the tide and putting a beating on Smith. From the end of the second round, it was all Glover who was dominating the fight and hurting ‘Lionheart’ every time he landed.

In between rounds, Smith could be heard telling his corner his teeth had fallen out. Despite this he was allowed to fight on before the referee eventually stepped in and waved off the bout in the fifth and final round.

An amazing video has now emerged showing Teixeira reigning down strikes from the back mount position. Meanwhile Smith can be seen handing one of his teeth over to the referee for safe keeping. It really is crazy. Check out the clip below…

Since the event, Smith has confirmed he suffered a long and painful list of injuries during the fight. ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani revealed he had spoken with Smith post-fight before posting the following out on social media.

“Just spoke to Anthony Smith via text. Injuries suffered tonight: Broken nose, broken orbital bone, two missing teeth and a cut under his right eye. One tooth in front and one towards the back, he said. His real teeth.”

The head coach of Smith – Marc Montoya – previously told Brett Okamoto that he believed his fighters veneers had fallen out and this is a common occurrence in training meaning he wasn’t motivated to pull Smith from the fight.

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Anthony Smith Defends His Corner Following UFC Jacksonville Loss

Anthony Smith’s cornermen have taken a lot of flak and “Lionheart” is coming to their aid. Last night (May 13), Smith collided with Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC Jacksonville. Smith was hoping to win his second straight bou…

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Jon Jones Reacts Anthony Smith’s TKO Loss To Glover Teixeira

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was paying close attention to Anthony Smith’s loss to Glover Teixeira Last night (May 13), Smith and Teixeira shared the Octagon in a light heavyweight tilt. The bout headlined UFC Jacksonville inside the …

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