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Smith was arrested in Sarpy County on charges of domestic assault causing serious bodily injury, first-degree false imprisonment and terroristic threats. He allegedly forced his wife into a car and tried to run her over when she managed to get out. Witnesses who helped Smith’s wife and children reportedly heard gunshots from inside the retired veteran’s house.
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Matt Brown slams Anthony Smith backlash: ‘We don’t know what happened’
While Brown isn’t downplaying the gravity of the incident, he doesn’t like the nature of the backlash Smith is facing from fans. He notes that further details of the incident are yet to come out.
“I’ll tell you, what turned me off on this whole thing was the fan reaction, when I read the comments… These motherf***ers need to lay off Anthony Smith,” Brown said on the latest episode of “The Fighter vs. The Writer”.
Brown believes the incident can be treated seriously without fans kicking Smith while he’s down. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight isn’t defending Smith’s actions in any way, but he refuses to let this one episode define the UFC analyst.
“That doesn’t mean I’m going to defend what happened,” Brown added. “We don’t know what happened yet… We weren’t there and neither were a 100% of the people that are confidently judging his life from headlines and social media posts. Headlines and social media posts are not real life. I know Anthony personally. I know his character, know he’s a good dude. That doesn’t mean good people don’t make serious f***ing mistakes. I’m not gonna pretend either that this one moment tells the complete story of who he is. We could take this whole thing seriously without defaming Anthony Smith. Without making jokes, attacking his family, calling him different names and celebrating someone’s downfall.”
A Sarpy County judge set Smith’s bond at $500,000 and also ordered him to have no contact with his wife. Notably, Smith’s wife has since released a statement in support of “Lionheart.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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