In what was a good look at the brutal, yet respectful, nature of mixed martial arts, Glover Teixeira and Anthony Smith shared office-chatter in the middle of the fourth round as Teixeira sought out the finish. After Teixeira cracked Smith with a fight-changing uppercut in the third round, the Brazilian punished Smith while fishing for submissions. That continued into the next round, prompting Teixeira to apologize to Smith for doing his job. Smith, to his credit, resigned to the reality of their situation and the two got back to work.
