Tonight’s UFC Kansas City event was co-headlined by a light heavyweight contest between Anthony Smith and Zhang Mingyang.
Smith (38-22 MMA) was competing for the final time this evening in Missouri. ‘Lionheart’ entered his retirement fight with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. The 36-year-old was most previously knocked out by Dominick Reyes at UFC 310, which was preceded by a unanimous decision loss to Roman Dolidze in June of last year.
Meanwhile, Zhang Mingyang (19-6 MMA) entered tonight’s bout boasting an eleven-fight winning streak, with his two most previous victories coming inside of the Octagon. The Chinese standout was most previously seen in action this past November, where he scored a first-round…