Canceled UFC event on April 25, 2020

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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira.
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 25, 2020 (cancelled)
Venue Pinnacle Bank Arena
City Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira was a planned mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship originally planned to take place on April 25, 2020 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. [1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UFC president Dana White announced on April 9 that starting with UFC 249, all future events were indefinitely postponed. [2] The event was officially cancelled on April 20. [3]

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Background

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira was expected to serve as the event headliner. [1]

A lightweight bout between Christos Giagos and Alan Patrick was scheduled for the event. However, Giagos pulled out of the fight on March 19 citing injury and was replaced by Frank Camacho. [4]

A light heavyweight bout between former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux and Shamil Gamzatov was scheduled for the event. However, Gamzatov was forced to pull out of the event due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] He was replaced by Ion Cuțelaba. [6]

A heavyweight bout between Rodrigo Nascimento and Don’Tale Mayes was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris. However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] The pairing was rescheduled for this event. [8]

Also due to travel restrictions, some Brazilian fighters were unable to compete due to visa issues on the original date – Ariane Carnelossi (who was expected to face Mackenzie Dern in a women's strawweight bout) and Raphael Pessoa (who was expected to face Alexander Romanov in a heavyweight bout). [9] Carnelossi was replaced by Hannah Cifers. [10]

Cancelled fight card

Fight card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Billy Quarantillo vs. Gavin Tucker [lower-alpha 2]
Women's Flyweight Cynthia Calvillo vs. Antonina Shevchenko [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Evan Dunham vs. Michael Johnson [lower-alpha 4]
Lightweight Roosevelt Roberts vs. Matt Frevola [lower-alpha 5]
Middleweight Andrew Sanchez vs. Zak Cummings
Welterweight Anthony Rocco Martin vs. David Zawada
FeatherweightPeter Barrettvs. Danny Henry
Lightweight Alan Patrick vs. Frank Camacho
Light Heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ion Cuțelaba [lower-alpha 6]
HeavyweightRodrigo Nascimentovs. Don'Tale Mayes [lower-alpha 7]
Middleweight Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori [lower-alpha 8]
Women's Strawweight Mackenzie Dern vs. Hannah Cifers [lower-alpha 9]
  1. ↑ Moved to the new UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. [11]
  2. ↑ Quarantillo later booked to face Spike Carlyle at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns. [12]
  3. ↑ Shevchenko later booked to face former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Katlyn Chookagian at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns. [12]
  4. ↑ Johnson later booked to face Khama Worthy at UFC 249. [13]
  5. ↑ Roberts later booked to face Brok Weaver at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns. [12]
  6. ↑ Saint Preux later booked to face Ben Rothwell at the new UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. [11]
  7. ↑ Moved to UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. [11]
  8. ↑ Moved to the new UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. [11]
  9. ↑ Moved to UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns. [12]

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