A 40-year-old fighter could be heard saying sorry to his American opponent in the middle of a UFC fight for beating him so bad

• Glover Teixeira apologized to Anthony Smith for beating him up so bad.
• Teixeira, 40, rolled back the years to inflict a brutal fifth round stoppage win over Smith, winning at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville on Wednesday.
• During the fight, Teixeira could be heard saying "sorry" twice to Smith who replied simply that "it is what is is."
• Watch the mid-fight conversation below.
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A 40-year-old fighter could be heard repeatedly apologizing to his American opponent in the middle of a UFC fight because he was beating him so bad his teeth fell out.

Glover Teixeira extended his winning run at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville at a UFC Fight Night show Wednesday, adding Anthony Smith's name to his record.

Teixeira landed 138 of 226 strikes, a 61% accuracy rate, throughout the contest but before the fight was finished in the middle of the fifth round, the Brazilian was heard saying sorry to Smith.

Smith, who only landed one strike in the third round and none in the fifth, could be heard replying not to worry about. "It is what it is," he said.

Watch the mid-fight conversation right here:

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Conversations between fighters could perhaps be heard more easily at this event because, while the arena could entertain 15,000 people, it was a behind-closed-doors show due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The global health crisis shuttered sports in mid-March but the UFC became the first major sports organization to restart operations in the US on May 9 when it held a pay-per-view show headlined by Justin Gaethje's extraordinary win over Tony Ferguson in Florida.

The UFC returned to the same venue for its Fight Night event on Wednesday, and will hold another show Saturday.

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