UFC-ийн аваргын бүсний төлөө тулалдаж байсан туршлагатай тамирчин гэрийнхэнтэйгээ эргэн нэгдсэнээ олон нийтийн сүлжээгээр дамжуулан мэдэгдэв.
Долоодугаар сарын сүүлээр хэд хэдэн хүнд гэмт хэрэгт буруутгагдан баривчлагдсан Энтони Смит анх удаа дуугүй байдлаа эвдлээ. Түүнийг алахыг завдсан, террорист шинжтэй заналхийлэл хийсэн, хууль бусаар хорьсон зэрэг дөрвөн төрлийн хүнд гэмт хэрэгт буруутгаж байгаа юм. Шүүхээс түүнийг гэм буруугүй хэмээн мэдүүлснийг хүлээн авсан бөгөөд дараагийн шүүх хурал есдүгээр сарын 21-нд товлогджээ.
Прокурорын зүгээс Смитийг 2026 оны долдугаар сарын 26-нд Небраска мужийн Гретна хотын нэгэн бааранд эхнэртэйгээ маргалдах үеэрээ түүнийг машиндаа суулгахыг албадан заналхийлж, улмаар тээврийн хэрэгслээр дайрахыг завдсан хэмээн буруутгаж байна. Гэвч Смитийн эхнэр Михла Рене Ньюман нөхрөө хэзээ ч өөрт нь гар хүрэхгүй хэмээн хамгаалж, энэ бүхэн нь нөхрийнх нь сэтгэцийн эрүүл мэндийн хямралтай холбоотой ойлголтын зөрүү байсан гэж мэдэгдлээ.
Хуулийн байгууллагаас Смитэд есдүгээр сарын 27-ноос аравдугаар сарын 3-ны хооронд Доминиканы Бүгд Найрамдах Улс руу мэргэжлийн спортын тэмцээнд оролцохоор явах зөвшөөрөл олгосон байна. UFC-д тулалдаж байсан Смит өмнө нь зодог тайлснаа зарласан ч эргэн ирж, Gamebred FC-ийн нүцгэн гараар тулалдах хүнд жингийн тэмцээнд оролцон Чейз Шерманыг боолтоор буулган авч ялалт байгуулжээ.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 07: Anthony Smith is interviewed by Joe Rogan after a light heavyweight bout against Dominick Reyes during the UFC 310 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 07, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Ex-UFC title challenger Anthony Smith broke his silence for the first time since he was arrested in several felony charges in late July with a post on social media.
On Saturday, Smith took to Instagram celebrating that he was able to return home to his family after he was initially denied any contact with his wife because she was involved in the incident that led to his arrest. Smith was hit with a total of four felonies including an attempt of a class 1/1A/1B/1C/1D felony — a class 2 felony — terroristic threats and two charges of first degree false imprisonment, which are all class 3A felonies. Class 2 felonies are punishable with a minimum of one year in prison up to 50 years in prison. Class 3A felonies are punishable by a maximum of three years in prison and 18 months post-release supervision with no minimum punishment.
Earlier this week, Smith entered a not guilty plea to the charges with his next court date set for Sept. 21.
“Happy to be home with my household full of “whys,’” Smith wrote on Instagram. “I’ll be able to tell my story someday soon. Until then…you guys just keep making it up as you go.
“Character is revealed in chaos.”
Following his arrest, prosecutors in Sarpy County, Neb., released a statement regarding the allegations surrounding Smith after he was initially taken into custody.
“During today’s bond hearing, a prosecutor from the Sarpy County Attorney’s Office offered the following information: It is alleged that on July 26, 2026, the defendant was involved in an altercation with his wife at a bar in Gretna, Neb., during which he reportedly threatened to kill her if she did not get into his vehicle and go home with him,” the statement said. “He is further accused of grabbing and pushing her inside the vehicle.
“At one point, during the drive, she was able to exit the vehicle. The defendant allegedly continued making threats, demanding that she get back inside the vehicle. After arriving home, she again exited the vehicle. Investigators allege that the defendant attempted multiple times to use the vehicle to strike her. The defendant’s wife was able to get out of the way and avoid any physical harm.”
Smith’s wife (who is featured in the photo alongside her husband), Mikhala Renee Newman, made a brief statement of her own on social media defending the former UFC fighter.
“I love Anthony with every ounce of my being,” she wrote. “He is a good man, a great dad, and an incredible husband who loves us endlessly. Anyone that knows him can attest to that. They made a mental health struggle into something it wasn’t. I am safe and always was safe. He would never hurt me. Ever. I called for help to protect him from himself.”
During his most recent hearing, Smith was also granted permission to leave the country and travel to the Dominican Republic for “purposes of participating in a professional sporting event” from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3. Following his brief retirement from the UFC, Smith returned to participate in the Gamebred FC bare-knuckle MMA heavyweight tournament with the winner earning a $500,000 grand prize and he scored a submission win over Chase Sherman in his debut.
