Anthony Smith heard all the questions about his future heading into UFC Vegas 15 and his impromptu main event against Devin Clark.
After competing for a UFC title in early 2019, he picked up an impressive win over Alexander Gustafsson but then suffered back-to-back losses against Glover Teixeira and Alexandar Rakic. Neither of those fights ended particular well for Smith, who was left reeling after the second consecutive loss as he questioned if his future even remained in the light heavyweight division.
Rather than sit and sulk about the losses, Smith booked another fight almost exactly three months to the day after facing Rakic.