Maurice Smith's listed record of 14-14 hardly looks Hall of Fame worthy, but it's impossible to argue him as anything but an overall combat sports Hall of Famer and a significant historical MMA figure.
The UFC on Saturday night announced Smith as the second member of its 2017 Hall of Fame class, following the announcement of Urijah Faber. The two, along with a couple of others to be named over the next few weeks, will be inducted on July 6 during International Fight Week in Las Vegas.
Smith was 35 years old, and had what today is listed as a 5-7 MMA record, although nobody looked at win-loss records back on July 27, 1997, when he debuted in the UFC in a championship match in Birmingham, Ala.