Anthony Smith’s unlikely Cinderella run continued as the clock struck midnight on the only man to give Jon Jones a legitimate run for his money.
Smith submitted three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship title challenger Alexander Gustafsson with a rear-naked choke in the fourth round of their UFC Fight Night 153 headliner on Saturday at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. Gustafsson raised the white flag 2:38 into Round 4, then promptly shed his gloves and announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.
The fight appeared to be there for the taking before the finish.