In his previous two light heavyweight fights, Anthony Smith proved he can defeat opponents with fast finishes.
On Saturday night, Smith proved he can find himself in deep waters in his new weight class and rally to win. And in doing so, he marked himself on the short list of contenders at 205 pounds.
The former middleweight nicknamed “Lionheart” rallied from a bad second round in his UFC Moncton main event against Volkan Oezdemir and scored a third-round submission win. The time of the stoppage at Avenir Centre in New Brunswick was 4:26.