VIDEO: Anthony Smith Literally Ends Alexander Gustafsson's Career With Submission UFC Stockholm Win
By Sean Facey
Talk about beating your opponent to a pulp. Anthony Smith dominated Alexander Gustafsson so thoroughly in his win at UFC Stockholm that he actually forced him to retire immediately after the match.
Anthony Smith submits Alexander Gustafsson at #UFCStockholm pic.twitter.com/t2fdQXgWKv
— MMA Raw & Uncut (@mma_uncut) June 1, 2019
The light heavyweight fight ended in the fourth round as Smith forced Gustafsson to submit.
In the immediate aftermath, Gustafsson spoke to the media, saying "The show is over," before leaving his gloves inside the octagon.
After losing to Anthony Smith via submission, Alexander Gustafsson says "the show is over" and leaves his gloves in the octagon....
— Def Pen Sports (@DefPenSports) June 1, 2019
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The Swedish MMA fighter entered the matchup with an 18-5-0 record, well short of the 31-14-0 record of his opponent in Smith. Should the 32-year-old call it quits, he'd finish having won two-thirds of his fights.
What a wild ending.