After 'Lionheart' has registered with Rampage Jackson on social media, 'Lionheart' has now registered for a much star test-a-one that could see his illustrious career with a devastating KO loss.
Anthony Smith promised an opponent 'from the left field' for his last UFC fight and it is safe to say that the Chinese knockout artist Zhang Mingyang was not on many shortlists.
That slight heavyweight matchup has now caused a lot of commotion within the global MMA community, because fans share their worries for the popular UFC icon and analyst.
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Anthony Smith's pension fight for UFC Fight Night
According to various reports that the MMA scene is circulating, Anthony Smith is able to get the Chinese Ko artist Zhang Minghang on the main map of UFC Fight Night 257 in April.
That event is planned for April 26 and will be held in Kansas City, Missouri – other fights already announced are Michel Pereira vs ABUSUPIYAN MAGOMEDOV, Giga Chikadze vs David Onama and Ikram Aliskerov vs Andre Muniz.
“It is very logical why they chose them,” he said before Mingyang was mentioned as his opponent, after he had previously confirmed that this would be Anthony Smith's last fight in the UFC.
“I think they were more focused on the matchup and the potential of what the fight would look like, and less about names [and] Legacy, “he explained.
Smith may have scored a fantastic entry victory on Vitor Petrino on UFC 301, but has suffered back-to-back losses in his last two fights by Roman Dolidze and Dominick Reyes.
Stand opposite him in Kansas City will be the Chinese Ko artist Zhang Mingyang, who not only drives an 11-Fight-winning series, but an 11-Fight-winning series that also contains 11 straight first round knockouts.
“That fits more with my personality. I didn't really care how big a name it is, I care about what kind of fight I would have for my last one. And I'm pretty enthusiastic about this. “
UFC fans shared by the last fight by Anthony Smith are against 'Mountain Tiger'
Anthony 'Lionheart' Smith remains one of the most beloved hunters in the UFC selection, and therefore so many fans are worried about his last fight against such a dangerous Ko artist.
On the one hand you have many fans who speculate that this could be a rather depressing pension fight for Smith – especially in view of the fact that he was brutally eliminated in his last fight against Reyes.
Mingyang is 18-6 as a professional MMA hunter and 2-0 under the UFC banner; Both of them are the first round knockouts about Brendson Ribeiro and Ozzy Diaz.
Give me Mingyang from Ko. Anthony should have retired when he got the chance
– Whitehead (@mikethewatcher3) February 16, 2025
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Zhang has 20 first round knockouts. Anthony Smith should lose on paper
– Zorankombie (@zorankombie) February 16, 2025
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That said, there are also numerous comments that claim that Smith stops a hype train like Mingyang, the perfect broadcast would be and he could turn the clock back to his title-run days.
Come on Smith! Make it a good last one!
– Electric fight (@3lectricBrawl) February 16, 2025
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Could have retired at 301 for a submission of victory, or even at 303 W/ a loss for Dolidze, but at least on a UFC PPV.
Instead, he can retire during a fighting evening in Kansas against a man who has not heard anyone who will probably beat him
– Chance Boudreaux (@Ghostercoaster) February 16, 2025
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Can Anthony Smith bow with another huge victory? Discover it on April 26.
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