Anthony Smith looked like he would choose a fight with a fan after his last loss in UFC Kansas City.
After more than 60 battles, the former UFC title -Uitdager was both gloves on Saturday in the Octagon, which meant the end of his MMA career.
Anthony Smith decided earlier this year to retire and went into a 'pee of his own blood' in his last fight against the Chinese knockout artist Mingyang Zhang.
All his victories that arrived at Finish, Zhang Smith stopped for four minutes in the opening round with the referee who called the match.
'Lionheart' received a lot of love in the aftermath and the UFC rolled out a heart -warming pension tribute for him on the big screen.
However, not everyone was so friendly to the retired MMA veteran, in particular one fan who made Smith furious in the cage after the fight.
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Anthony Smith says that fan 'speak waste' before the fight started
After the TKO result, Smith shot back on a fan in the crowd, giving him the middle finger before he approached the cage to talk to him.
Smith gave his side of the story to the UFC Kansas City Post-Fight Show and revealed that the fan had affected him against him prior to the fight.
“There was a man in a Nebraska shirt and he fascinated me and threw me off,” said Smith.
“Talking about garbage for the fight … but I was really focused on what I had to do,” Smith continued.
“And after the fight his friend is cheering and he still throws me away and says some pretty disrespectful things. I was so angry …
“He wore one [University of] Nebraska shirt, like what are you doing? We have to be family here, there is no very large community of people here. “
Anthony Smith 'could not believe' the hatred that came on his way
Smith Vecht from Omaha, Nebraska, proudly represents the midwest, bewildered that someone from his region would not respect him, especially in his pension fight, after so many years competing on the regional scene and against the best UFC hunters in the world such as the current champions Jones and Magomed Ankalaev.
Smith's opponent Mingyang Zhang stopped him during the heated fight with the fan.
“Minyang said,” Don't do this, you have to stop … “Smith recalled.
“I was emotional. The fight did not go the way I wanted it to go. It is what it is.
“I couldn't believe … I put my heart and soul in this game and I don't care if you think I am sucking and I am not very good.
“If you are in the crowd, you certainly don't do what I do,” said Smith.
Anthony Smith fought a number of champions and title finances in his career and put Mauricio Rua and Rashad Evans in back-to-back months, Alexander Gustafsson and Volkan Uzdemir in his light heavy-weight heyday.