After Stephen A. Smith’s post-fight analysis streamed following the conclusion of the UFC 246 pay-per-view broadcast, dozens of MMA fighters and personalities weighed in on his comments.
“I’m quite disgusted,” Smith said a week ago after the fight. “Let me be very, very clear. I’m honored to be up here with you guys. I’m a spectator watching the sport. I expected to see more than 40 seconds. I predicted McGregor was going to win this fight inside of two rounds. I thought he would take him out.”
Smith went on to say he thought Cerrone didn’t show up to fight and that the bright lights of a UFC pay-per-view main event had gotten to him. Cerrone is the UFC’s all-time leader in fights, wins, finishes and post-fight bonuses. The bout was his 10th UFC main event, but first on a pay-per-view card.
Days after the event, a video of Smith hitting pads made the rounds on social media. The clip went viral throughout MMA Twitter.
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On Friday, former UFC fighter [autotag]Din Thomas[/autotag] took it upon himself to clap back at the ESPN A-list commentator. Thomas, who works as an MMA coach as well as a standup comic, parodied Smith’s commentary and striking.
While former Bellator and Strikeforce fighter Muhammed Lawal held pads, Thomas put on his worst, most robotic striking display possible. Check it out in the video below:
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