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 …
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 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)
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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 […]
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 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…
“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’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…
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 bout but it was not meant to be. Instead, Teixeira extended his winning streak to […]
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 …
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 empty VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Teixeira may have been the underdog going into the bout but […]
Light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith was on the wrong side of a brutal beatdown against Glover Teixeira in the UFC Jacksonville main event. Smith started the fight well and was landing big right hands on a consistent basis. The tide quickly turned though and by the end of round two ‘Lionheart’ looked hurt and gassed trying […]
Light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith was on the wrong side of a brutal beatdown against Glover Teixeira in the UFC Jacksonville main event. Smith started the fight well and was landing big right hands on a consistent basis. The tide quickly turned though and by the end of round two ‘Lionheart’ looked hurt and gassed trying to defend against the relentless Teixeira.
The fight dragged on into the fifth round with Smith absorbing a ridiculous amount of punishment. Eventually, the referee stepped in to wave off the fight although you could argue Smith’s corner should have made the call about five minutes earlier.
Anthony Smith Suffered Gruesome Injuries At UFC Jacksonville
Post-fight ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani revealed he had been in contact with Smith who filled him in on the long list of injuries he suffered against the 40-year-old Brazilian.
“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.”
In between rounds, Smith was heard telling his coaches that his teeth were falling out. Despite this, he was allowed to go out and take more punishment from Teixeira. Brett Okamoto of ESPN spoke to Smith’s head coach Marc Montoya post-fight and he explained why the corner didn’t really react to their fighter complaining about losing teeth.
“Spoke briefly to Anthony Smith’s head coach Marc Montoya (@coachMMontoya). He said one thing people don’t realize is Anthony has veneers, that have fallen out before in practice. So, when Anthony said his teeth were falling out, their interpretation was different from viewers.”
After suffering such an extensive list of nasty injuries it’s safe to assume we won’t be seeing ‘Lionheart’ Smith fighting again any time soon. Props to him though for putting up a very brave performance against the rejuvenated Teixeira.
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