Longtime UFC light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith is opening up on his final fight booking against Zhang Mingyang.

It’s a matchup that seems odd on paper given their wide gap in octagon experience (Smith has fought 24 times for the UFC and once challenged for the light heavyweight title, Zhang makes just his third UFC appearance),

Anthony Smith will make his final walk to the octagon at UFC Kansas City against an opponent who has won all his fights in Round 1.

Longtime UFC light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith has reportedly signed a deal to fight one final time in Kansas City in April.

AnthonySmith prepares for his retirement bout as he will face off against the surging Chinese prospect Zhang Mingyang at UFC Kansas City.

Anthony Smith’s last walk to the octagon is expected to take place in April. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Smith is targeted to face Zhang Mingyang at UFC Kansas City on April 26.

His official UFC debut came at UFC 298, where he delivered a first-round knockout of Bendson Ribeiro. In November, he followed up that performance with another quick first-round finish over Ozzy Diaz at UFC Macau. Now, the 26-year-old looks to extend his momentum and make a statement against the veteran Smith.

The UFC is scheduled to return to Kansas City on April 26th and the card is starting to fill out. Over this past weekend, we learned about a retirement fight that will go down on the card featuring a former light heavyweight title challenger.

Former undisputed light heavyweight title challenger, Anthony Smith is slated for his retirement outing at UFC Fight Night Kansas City on April 26. -- booking

Anyone, anytime, anywhere— after 58 MMA fights, that saying still applies for Anthony "Lionheart" Smith. The former UFC title challenger has fallen on hard times recently, going from a win over undefeated Vitor Petrino to back-to-back losses.