If his latest performance was any indication, Anthony Smith does not intend to fade into the background in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s light heavyweight division anytime soon.
“Lionheart” put a two-fight losing streak in the rearview mirror, as he submitted former Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Devin Clark with a triangle choke in the first round of their makeshift UFC on ESPN 18 main event—the original Curtis Blaydes-Derrick Lewis headliner was postponed due to COVID-19—on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Clark capitulated 2:34 into Round 1, suffering his first setback in three 2020 appearances.