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UFC: Anthony Smith stops Ryan Spann in 1st round

/ 12:32 PM September 19, 2021

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Anthony Smith defeated Ryan Spann by submission in the first round of their light heavyweight main event bout Saturday night at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.

Smith used a rear-naked choke to end the fight at 3:47. It was Smith’s fifth first-round finish since 2018, according to ESPN.

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Smith now turns his attention to Aleksandar Rakic, who defeated Smith by unanimous decision in August 2020.

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“He’s just sitting around,” Smith said. “He’s not next in line for the title. Either I want that fight or I skip it.”

Smith improves to 36-16 while Spann falls to 19-7.

Earlier, Ion Cutelaba defeated Devin Clark by unanimous decision in their light heavyweight fight. Cutelaba took the cards 30-26, 29-26, 29-27. Cutelaba finished with nearly nine minutes in control.

Other winners include Ariane Lipski, Arman Tsarukyan, Nate Maness and Joaquin Buckley.

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