Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 153

Anthony Smith’s unlikely Cinderella run continued as the clock struck midnight on the only man to give Jon Jones a legitimate run for his money.

Smith submitted three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship title challenger Alexander Gustafsson with a rear-naked choke in the fourth round of their UFC Fight Night 153 headliner on Saturday at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. Gustafsson raised the white flag 2:38 into Round 4, then promptly shed his gloves and announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.

The fight appeared to be there for the taking before the finish. Gustafsson outstruck “Lionheart” across the first 15 minutes -- he did so by a 38-15 margin in Round 3, where he also executed…