In the headliner of “UFC on ESPN+ 11″ Anthony Smith (32-14 MMA, 8-4 UFC) upset three-time light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson (18-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC), who was fighting in front of his home fans.
Smith submitted Gustafsson in the fourth round. After that Gustafsson surprised the crowd by announcing his retirement!
The light heavyweight bout was the main event of Saturday’s show.
“Show’s over guys”, he said and then exited the cage for what could be the final time.
Gustafsson just took off his gloves.
“What can I say? The show is over, guys.”
And then he put the gloves on the mat and walked away. pic.twitter.com/QY42LFkNzM
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 1, 2019
Results:
Aleksandar Rakic def. Jimi Manuwa via knockout (head kick) – Round 1, 0:47
Makwan Amirkhani def. Chris Fishgold via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 2, 4:25
Christos Giagos def. Damir Hadzovic via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28)
Daniel Teymur def. Sung Bin Jo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Sergey Khandozhko def. Rostem Akman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lina Lansberg def. Tonya Evinger via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)
Leonardo Santos def. Stevie Ray via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:17
Frank Camacho def. Nick Hein via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:56
Bea Malecki def. Eduarda Santana via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:59
Devin Clark def. Darko Stosic via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Joel Alvarez def. Danilo Belluardo via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:22