UFC Fight Night: Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira is almost here!
Smith is coming into the fight with some solid momentum as the light heavyweight got a huge submission victory over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Fight Night 153. Teixeira is on a nice winning streak himself as the 40-year-old has consecutive wins over Karl Roberson (via submission at UFC Fight Night 143), Ion Cuțelaba (via submission at UFC Fight Night 150), and Nikita Krylov (via split decision at UFC Fight Night 158). The light heavyweights will headline the show.
Also, Ovince Saint Preux will make his debut as a heavyweight, with the 37-year-old taking on Ben Rothwell in the co-main event. Preux has suffered more losses than wins in his last five bouts, with the MMA veteran only victorious against Tyson Pedro (via submission at UFC Fight Night 132) and Michał Oleksiejczuk (via submission at UFC Fight Night 160).
Rothwell hasn't fared much better in the 235-pound division, while the heavyweight is coming off a victory over Stefan Struve at UFC on ESPN 7, he suffered three big losses to Andrei Arlovski (via unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 4), Blagoy Ivanov (via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 146), and Junior dos Santos (via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 86).
Check out the full line-up for the event on May 13th at 6 pm ET for Prelims and 9 pm ET for the Main Card. The show will stream live on ESPN+.
MAIN CARD
Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
Ben Rothwell vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Alexander Hernandez vs. Drew Dober
Ray Borg vs. Ricky Simon
Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori
PRELIMS
Philipe Lins vs. Andrei Arlovski
Michael Johnson vs. Thiago Moises
Sijara Eubanks vs. Sarah Moras
Hunter Azure vs. Brian Kelleher