UFC light heavyweight contenders Anthony Smith and Volkan Oezdemir headlined UFC Fight Night 128 at Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on Saturday, October 27. Smith entered the bout as the No. 10 fighter in the division, while Oezdemir was favored as the No. 2-ranked contender.
Following Saturday’s bout, the division has been turned on its head.
Smith was able to weather the early storm against Oezdemir before turning up his own pressure and landing some heavy shots. Smith eventually changed levels midway through the fight and landed a takedown which proved to be what he needed to run away with the big submission victory that officially puts him in the upper echelon of the 205-pound weight class.
For his efforts, Smith earned a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.
If you missed out on Saturday’s main event which shook up the UFC light heavyweight division, we have you covered.
You can check out the full video highlights from Oezdemir vs. Smith below.
https://youtu.be/T8e5RkALBN0
UFC Fight Night 138 Results
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MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1)
- Anthony Smith def. Volkan Oezdemir via Submission (Rear-naked choke) at 4:26 of Round 3
- Michael Johnson def. Artem Lobov via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Misha Cirkunov def. Patrick Cummins via Submission (Arm-triangle) at 2:40 of Round 1
- Andre Soukhamthath def. Jonathan Martinez via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)
- Gian Villante def. Ed Herman via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Court McGee def. Alex Garcia via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 2)
- Sean Strickland def. Nordine Taleb via TKO (Punches) at 3:10 of Round 2
- Nasrat Haqparast def. Thibault Gouti via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-28)
- Calvin Kattar def. Chris Fishgold via TKO (Punches) at 4:11 of Round 1
- Talita Bernardo def. Sarah Moras via Unanimous Decision (30-27. 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass)
- Don Madge def. Te Edwards via KO (Headkick and Punches) at 0:14 of Round 2
- Arjan Bhullar def. Marcelo Golm via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
- Stevie Ray def. Jessin Ayari via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)