ESPN commentator and renowned sports personality Stephen A. Smith came under fire from the MMA community after he accused Donald Cerrone of not showing up for the Conor McGregor fight and putting on an ‘atrocious performance’ in the UFC 246 main event earlier this year.
“Here’s the deal: 15 seconds in, ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone was done,” Smith said following McGregor’s 40-second TKO victory over Cerrone . “He got hit with those shoulders in the clinch, and he was done. It looked like he gave up. It was just an atrocious performance on his part.
“You know the difference between a fighter that’s calm, cool, collected, and ready for the pressure, and it’s out-weighed by somebody that’s clearly in over their head.