ANALYSIS Smotherman is a 27-year-old bantamweight the UFC signed so that he can fight Jake Hadley, who was expected to compete against Brady Hiestand (undisclosed) before the latter withdrew from their Oct. 19 bout. The replacement is 11-4 with six KO/TKOs and three straight wins as part of his latest streak. For his first UFC fight, Smotherman takes on a fighter 1-1 across 2024 thus far.
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