Anthony Smith
With his fourth round submission of Alexander Gustafsson, Anthony Smith recorded his fourth finish since moving up to light heavyweight. Since 2018, no fighter in that division has more. Fighting through a broken hand sustained early in the fight, Smith washed away the sting of his disappointing loss to Jon Jones last march, and kept himself squarely in the upper end of the division.
“I told you, I’m not a flash in the pan,” Smith said backstage. “This isn’t an accident. I’m here for reason…I think a lot of the hate is people just haven’t gotten used to it.