UFC 225: Anthony Smith finishes Rashad Evans in under a minute (Video)

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans (19-8-1) became the 15th man to fall victim to the power of ‘Lionheart’ Anthony Smith (29-13) tonight in Chicago. Smith only needed 53 seconds to dispose of Evans in the headlining contest of the UFC Fight Pass portion of UFC 225.

LIONHEART! 🦁@LionheartSmith puts an EXCLAMATION point on the @UFCFightPass prelims. #UFC225 pic.twitter.com/GCm8lMovGj

— UFC (@ufc) June 9, 2018

Evans, who returned to light heavyweight for the first time since being knocked out be Glover Teixeira in Tampa back in 2016, is now dealing with a 5-fight losing skid — his last victory came against Chael Sonnen all the way back at UFC 167 in late 2013.

For Smith, the 29-year-old vet couldn’t have asked for a better debut at 205 lbs. It’ll be interesting to see if he can crack the top 15 in one of the most shallow divisions in the sport today.