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Anthony Smith Reveals Why He Flipped Off Fan in Aftermath of Farewell Fight

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Anthony Smith should have fought this dude in the crowd before retiring #UFCKansasCity
pic.twitter.com/oyM4cyWMka — Delinquent MMA (@DelinquentMMA) April 27, 2025

Apparently not everyone in attendance at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City was there to pay tribute to Anthony Smith as he officially called it a career on Saturday night.

Shortly after the former light heavyweight title challenger suffered a bloody technical knockout loss to Mingyang Zhang in the UFC Kansas City co-main event, “Lionheart” walked to one side of the Octagon, where he appeared to yell and flip the bird to someone in the crowd.