Gallery Glover Teixeira def. Anthony Smith at UFC on ESPN+ 29: Best photos view 27 images Call it old-man strength, call it veteran poise, call it a little of both. Either way, six years removed from a UFC light heavyweight title shot, 40-year-old Glover Teixeira is still among the top names at 205 pounds, a point he hammered home with a masterful performance Wednesday night. The Danbury, Conn., resident by way of Brazil weathered an early attack, then roared back to pummel fellow former title challenger Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 29 on Wednesday night.