Mingyang (19-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) scored yet another first-round TKO when he stopped Anthony Smith (37-22 MMA, 13-12 UFC) in Saturday's co-main event at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. With the rising light heavyweight continuing to make quick work of his opposition, Mingyang thinks it's time he aimed high.

Anthony Smith retired from MMA after his TKO loss to Zhang Mingyang in the co-main event of the recently concluded UFC Kansas City card. Smith suffered a nasty cut on his head during the fight, and the UFC’s cameraman captured the brutal moment for everyone to see.

This past Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Kansas City, we saw the retirement fight of a former title challenger. Anthony “Lionheart” Smith (37-22) was making the walk for the final time and he was facing an incredibly dangerous opponent in China’s Zhang Mingyang (19-6).