Glover Teixeira apologizes to Anthony Smith during UFC 'Fight Night' beatdown

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 5/14/20

Even though fans cannot attend sporting events amid the coronavirus pandemic, UFC held a pair of shows at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., in less than a week.

Due to the lack of atmosphere inside the largely empty venue, cameras and microphones picked up conversations viewers wouldn't hear under normal circumstances.

This new reality provided MMA aficionados with one of the most unique highlights in UFC history during Wednesday's "Fight Night" broadcast.

In the card's main event, Glover Teixeira dominated Anthony Smith in rounds three and four, so much that both deserved to be 10-8 frames had Teixeira not stopped Smith in the fifth.

While controlling Smith midway through the fourth, Teixeira expressed remorse toward his beaten foe for the dominant display:

During the post-fight press conference, Teixeira explained he was apologizing for knocking at least one of Smith's teeth out of his mouth:

Say whatever you will about the UFC conducting shows during a pandemic. Recent history shows these events are anything but unforgettable.

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