Shogun Rua was pummeled in the octagon during his fight with Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night in Hamburg on Sunday.
The headline fight lasted just 1:29 before the referee had to step in and keep Smith from doing more damage to Rua, who could not defend himself.
Smith brought the pain with a series of punches and elbows that forced Rua into the fence.
#UFCHamburg Anthony Smith just DEMOLISHED Shogun Rua. Wow!! pic.twitter.com/BEZQ1mhh5J
— Todd Lucier (@MrOldSchool22) July 22, 2018
The loss drops Rua to 25-11 and ends his three-fight winning streak. Smith meanwhile is on the way up. He has consecutive first-round knockout wins over Rashad Evans and now Rua.
