Henry Cejudo was impressed with Elijah Smith’s performance at UFC Vegas 109.
Smith faced Toshiomi Kazama in a bantamweight affair on the prelims at UFC Vegas 109 on Saturday. After multiple submission threats, Kazama caught Smith in a triangle towards the latter half of the opening stanza. However, “Swift” brutally slammed the Japanese fighter into unconsciousness to walk away with a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus. The commentary team later confirmed that Kazama did not sustain any serious injury.
Cejudo applauded Smith’s performance, also hailing him as a “problem” in the division.