UFC Kansas City video: Anthony Smith suffers gruesome cut, stopped by Zhang Mingyang in retirement fight

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Anthony Smith knows better than just about anybody that MMA is an unforgiving sport and unfortunately that was the theme of his final fight after he suffered a gruesome cut early before Zhang Mingyang ultimately finished him with strikes in the UFC Kansas City co-main event.

It was well advertised heading into Saturday night that Smith planned to retire no matter the result but despite some early success with some elbow strikes of his own, Zhang opening...