Anthony Smith may have found a home in Gamebred Fighting Championships.
In his first fight since retiring from UFC competition, Smith faced fellow UFC veteran Chase Sherman in the main event of Friday night’s Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA card in the Dominican Republic. Smith used a precise jab, an insane quickness advantage, and his overall big fight experience to batter and overwhelm Sherman before getting the fight to the mat, and securing a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Sherman tried to slow Smith down early on with leg kicks, but to no avail, as “Lionheart” looked sensational in the bout. Not only was the jab landing, but the short hooks were finding the mark, which had a big effect on Sherman before getting the finish on the mat.
Smith, a past UFC light heavyweight title challenger, now moves on in the heavyweight tournament for a $500,000 grand prize.
Additionally, another one-time UFC title challenger at 205 advanced in the tournament as well. Thiago Santos picked up his first win since October 2021 with a dominant first-round TKO win against Guto Inocente in the co-main event.
Check out full Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA results below.
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Anthony Smith def. Chase Sherman via first-round submission (3:21)
Thiago Santos def. Guto Inocente via first-round TKO (4:21)
Elias Santos def. Landon Quinones via split decision
Jhonasky Sojo def. Charles Rosa via unanimous decision
Denis Petrov def. Oscar Hierro Sosa via first-round TKO (1:04)
Ray Cooper III def. Glaucio Eliziario via first-round TKO (2:18)
Luis Pena def. Carlos Alexandre via first-round submission (2:44)
Said Sowma def. Nikolay Kovalenko via second-round TKO (4:31)
Michael Polanco def. Trevor Schurpnel via second-round submission (2:38)
Santiago Soriano def. Damaury Ramos via first-round TKO (3:09)
