Earlier today (Sun. July 22, 2018) UFC Fight Night 134 went down live and free on Fox Sports 1 from inside Hamburg, Germany from the Barclaycard Arena.
In the main headliner, ex-middleweight Anthony Smith demolished former PRIDE and UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua with a hellacious barrage of punches in the opening round.
Meanwhile, in the co-main event, Corey Anderson outclasses Glover Texeira to extend his winning streak to two with a well-deserved decision.
Check out the Twitter reaction below:
My god. Smith just posterized the man himself. #UFCHamburg pic.twitter.com/P9rLzsAezs
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) July 22, 2018
HUGE win for Smith!! #UFCHamburg
— Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) July 22, 2018
Holly shit that was vicious!!! #UFCHamburg
— Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) July 22, 2018
Utter destruction from Smith. Rua isn't him home. Left a part of himself on the canvas after that KO
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) July 22, 2018
ANTHONY SMITH FINISHES SHOGUN RUA! FIRST ROUND KO!#UFCHamburg
— Wesley Riddle (@AllThatMMA) July 22, 2018
Anthony Smith bulldozes Shogun. Lionheart has arrived.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) July 22, 2018
Well there go the Shogun title hopes, quite possibly forever.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) July 22, 2018
Anthony Smith is the new legend killer of the light heavyweight division. Wow. #UFCHamburg
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) July 22, 2018
Still want Shogun-DC?
— Adam Hill (@AdamHillLVRJ) July 22, 2018
Oh my. Anthony Smith just did terrible, terrible things to Shogun Rua. Ridiculously impressive. How did this man ever make middleweight?! #UFCHamburg
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 22, 2018
Anthony Smith is the new legend killer of the light heavyweight division. Wow. #UFCHamburg
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) July 22, 2018
Beautiful performance by Anthony Smith. Perfect. Calm. Countered perfectly. Right hand wobbles Shogun Rua and he puts him away seconds later. Rua still a warrior, never went down, but he was out on his feet. Vicious finish by Smith, who looks great so far at 205.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 22, 2018
Utter destruction from Smith. Rua isn't him home. Left a part of himself on the canvas after that KO
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) July 22, 2018
