UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 13, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.

Background

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UFC had to cancel two events and postpone four events between March 21 and May 2. On April 24, they announced their return of UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Florida, with two other events scheduled for the same venue on May 13 and May 16 respectively.
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira served as the event headliner. They were originally scheduled to headline another event on April 25, but it was cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic.
The event included fighters that were pulled from other events previously cancelled, as well as the following bouts:

A middleweight bout between Karl Roberson and Marvin Vettori.
A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski and Philipe Lins.
A women's bantamweight bout between Sijara Eubanks and Sarah Moras.

At the weigh-ins, Roberson weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. He was fined 20% of his purse, which went to his opponent Vettori and the bout was expected to proceed at a catchweight. However, the bout was cancelled on the day of the event due to medical issues caused by Roberson's attempt to cut weight.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.

Fight of the Night: Brian Kelleher vs. Hunter Azure
Performance of the Night: Glover Teixeira and '''Drew Dober'''

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Boxing Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $1,175,000.Glover Teixeira: $230,000 def. Anthony Smith: $130,000Ben Rothwell: $260,000 def. Ovince Saint Preux: $95,000Drew Dober: $166,000 def. Alexander Hernandez: $36,000Ricky Simón: $60,000 def. Ray Borg: $46,000Andrei Arlovski: $325,000 def. Philipe Lins: $80,000Thiago Moisés: $24,000 def. Michael Johnson: $83,000Sijara Eubanks: $66,000 def. Sarah Moras: $23,000Omar Morales: $24,000 def. Gabriel Benítez: $40,000Brian Kelleher: $60,000 def. Hunter Azure: $12,000Chase Sherman: $28,000 def. Ike Villanueva: $12,000

Aftermath

On October 20, it was announced that the United States Anti-Doping Agency issued a nine-month suspension for Chase Sherman, after he tested positive for anastrozole as the result of an in-competition sample.