Here’s a question that seemed to animate the internet during Saturday’s UFC Kansas City event: Did Anthony Smith have a great MMA career?
If his preemptive retirement announcement can be believed (and in this sport, that’s always a sizable if), Saturday’s first-round knockout loss to Zhang Mingyang officially closed the book on Smith’s fighting career. It ends with 60 professional fights, 38 wins and 22 losses, according to the official record.
It also ended with a glowing sendoff from the UFC, which put together a tribute video fit for a legend or at least a former champion.