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.

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,