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Fourth straight for Teixeira - chasing the title belt

5/14/2020, 4:58:39 AM

When most sports stopped, the UFC continued tonight with the second gala in five days. In the lead, 40-year-old Glover Teixeira was able to end the match against Anthony Smith in the fifth round of technical knockout. - What was Rocky saying? It's not how hard you hit but how hard you get beaten and keep coming back, says the winner after the match.


Due to the corona pandemic, the UFC canceled all the crowds between March 14 and May 9, but have you chosen to start at full speed with three crowds in one week. On Saturday, it became the first sport in the United States since the corona eruption in the country. For the sake of rarity, a gala took place in the middle of the week in Jacksonville, Florida.

With a solid left hook in the third round, Teixeira took command of the match. From there, he completely dominated and when the referee broke the match in the fifth round, the brass could cheer on his fourth straight victory.

Both Teixeira and Smith have previously lost to Jon Jones, who holds the championship belt. Therefore, the match was considered important in the quest to get a return match on the belt.