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.

Anthony Smith did not get his fairytale ending. The longtime UFC veteran suffered a brutal stoppage loss at the hands of China's Zhang Mingyang in his retirement bout on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Kansas City,

Playing the role of spoiler was Zhang Mingyang, who proved too much for Smith (37-22 MMA, 13-12 UFC) to handle. The light heavyweight fight served as the UFC on ESPN 66 co-main event at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. Mingyang (19-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) remained undefeated in the UFC by stopping Smith with heavy ground and pound at 4:03 of Round 1.