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Nick Schwartz

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira full card and start time

UFC 249 on Saturday delivered a few stunning moments, as Francis Ngannou scored a 20-second KO, Justin Gaethje won the interim lightweight title, and Henry Cejudo announced his retirement after a successful title defense. There will be more action inside the octagon on Wednesday night, as UFC stages the second of three consecutive events at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville Florida.

UFC Fight Night is headlined by a lightweight bout between No. 4 Anthony Smith and No. 8 Glover Teixeira. Fights will begin with the prelim card at 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+, and continue with the main card at 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+. While this event is not a pay-per-view, you will need an ESPN+ subscription to watch the fights.

Here’s the full card for Wednesday:

Main card (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+)

Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira

Heavyweight: Ben Rothwell vs. Ovince Saint Preux

Bantamweight: Alexander Hernandez vs. Drew Dober

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Philipe Lins

Lightweight: Michael Johnson vs. Thiago Moises

Prelims (6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+)

Women’s Bantamweight: Sijara Eubanks vs. Sarah Moras

Lightweight: Gabriel Benitez vs. Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer

Featherweight: Hunter Azure vs. Brian Kelleher

Heavyweight: Chase Sherman vs. Isaac Villanueva

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