{"id":394711,"date":"2021-09-18T18:56:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T01:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=394711"},"modified":"2022-02-04T11:59:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:59:13","slug":"pros-react-after-anthony-smith-submits-ryan-spann-at-ufc-vegas-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/pros-react-after-anthony-smith-submits-ryan-spann-at-ufc-vegas-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros react after Anthony Smith submits Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 37"},"content":{"rendered":"

A key light heavyweight bout featuring Anthony Smith taking on Ryan Spann headlined tonight’s UFC Vegas 37 event.<\/p>\n

Smith (36-16 MMA) was looking to extend his current win streak to three in a row when he took to the Octagon this evening. ‘Lionheart’ had earned back-to-back stoppage wins over Jimmy Crute and Devin Clark in his most previous efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ryan Spann (19-7 MMA) had entered tonight’s UFC Vegas 37 headliner looking to build off his impressive first round finish<\/a> of Misha Cirkunov from back in March. ‘Superman’ had won 9 of his past 10 fights overall ahead of tonight’s scrap with Smith.<\/p>\n

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UFC Vegas 37: Anthony Smith vs Ryan Spann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 37 main event proved to be a wild and short lived affair. Anthony Smith and Devin Clark both landed big shots in the early moments of the fight, but it was a right hand from ‘Lionheart’ that sent ‘Superman’ crashing to the canvas. From there, Smith would eventually lockup a rear-naked choke which forced Spann to tapout.<\/p>\n

Official UFC Vegas 37 Result: Anthony Smith def. Ryan Spann via submission in Round 1<\/p>\n

Check out how the pros reacted to Smith vs. Spann below:<\/p>\n

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Return of the Mack baby #UFCVegas37<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jimmy Crute (@CruteJim) September 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n