{"id":25314,"date":"2026-08-10T03:43:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T03:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=25314"},"modified":"2026-08-10T03:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T03:43:06","slug":"ufc-fans-need-to-lay-off-anthony-smith-amid-arrest-says-retired-slugger-we-werent-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=25314","title":{"rendered":"UFC fans &#8216;need to lay off&#8217; Anthony Smith amid arrest, says retired slugger: &#8220;We weren&#8217;t there&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending:<\/span><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border\"\/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border-2\"\/>Conor McGregor didn\u2019t want to fight at UFC 329, says Din Thomas<span class=\"photo-credit\">UFC Broadcast<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Much has been made over Anthony Smith\u2019s arrest, and Matt Brown isn\u2019t thrilled about the fan reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was arrested by Sarpy County police in Nebraska at the end of July. The UFC on Paramount+ analyst and retired title contender is facing charges of terroristic threats, domestic violence, and first-degree false imprisonment. Police details later revealed that Smith allegedly threatened to kill his wife and tried running her over following an argument at a bar.<\/p>\n<p>Brown vented over fans who have been making assumptions about Smith during MMAFighting.com\u2018s \u201cThe Fighter vs. The Writer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis one does cut a little bit deeper than a lot of these other incidents that happen,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAnthony Smith is a respectable guy \u2014 I have a personal relationship with him, he\u2019s always been a great guy to me, too. I\u2019ll tell you what turned me off to this whole thing was the fan reaction when I read the comments. I thought Brendan Schaub had a great little rant on this. Talking about he knows he\u2019s a good family guy, he\u2019s met his kids and stuff before but the fan reaction really bugged me. These fans, I\u2019ll say it as clear as I can: These motherf*ckers need to lay off Anthony Smith.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m going to defend what happened. We don\u2019t know what happened. I\u2019m not going to defend it because cops were called and his wife was certainly feeling something she shouldn\u2019t have been feeling. It was not a good situation so I\u2019m not going to say there shouldn\u2019t be accountability. But we weren\u2019t there and neither was 100 percent of the people that are confidently judging his life from headlines and social media posts. That\u2019s where I\u2019d like to chime in be like hey, you motherf*ckers, headlines and social media posts are not real life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Smith faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Some notable names have commented on Smith\u2019s situation, such as \u201cLionheart\u2019s\u201d former opponent Jon Jones. \u201cBones\u201d suggested that Smith should turn to faith to help him move past this dark period.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you make of Matt Brown taking issue with the fan reaction to Anthony Smith\u2019s arrest? Join in on the conversation below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-fans-need-to-lay-off-anthony-smith-amid-arrest-says-retired-slugger-we-werent-there\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ufc-fans-need-to-lay-off-anthony-smith-amid-arrest-says-retired-slugger-we-werent-there\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:Conor McGregor didn\u2019t want to fight at UFC 329, says Din ThomasUFC Broadcast Much has been made over Anthony Smith\u2019s arrest, and Matt Brown isn\u2019t thrilled about the fan reaction. Smith was arrested by Sarpy County police in Nebraska at the end of July. 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