Matt Brown Urges Fans to Lay Off Anthony Smith After 3 Felony Charges
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Updated · MMA Fighting · Aug 9
Matt Brown Urges Fans to Lay Off Anthony Smith After 3 Felony Charges
3 articles · Updated · MMA Fighting · Aug 9
Summary
Matt Brown said Anthony Smith should face accountability without becoming a target of online cruelty after the former UFC title challenger was arrested on three felony charges tied to a July 26 domestic incident.
Brown said fans are judging Smith from headlines and social media posts alone, arguing that criticism has crossed from legitimate concern into jokes, family attacks and celebration of his downfall.
Anthony Smith has not commented publicly and is due back in court on Aug. 17; his wife described the episode as a mental health struggle and said she called for help to protect him from himself.
Brown linked Smith’s situation to the broader difficulties some fighters face after retirement, saying unresolved personal issues can resurface when MMA no longer provides structure and purpose.