The second leg of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s three-show tour inside the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, went down on Wednesday with UFC Fight Night 171—an event headlined by a pivotal light heavyweight pairing between former title challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira.
Smith jumped out to a dazzling start in the first round, where he battered the Brazilian with precision muay Thai and pushed a dizzying pace. However, Teixeira withstood the assault and began to score himself in Round 2. The wheels then fell off for “Lionheart.