Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos LAS VEGAS – Former UFC heavyweight champion Maurice Smith initially wasn’t sure how to feel about being inducted into the promotion’s Hall of Fame. Smith felt his biggest contribution to the UFC was just another night of work in a long career. It just so happened that on that night, all the way back at UFC 14, he took the heavyweight title from Mark Coleman. But after reflecting on that pivotal upset – and receiving his moment in the limelight this past Thursday during the UFC’s 2017 Hall of Fame induction ceremony – a reflective Smith is coming to terms with being a part of the history books. “I have mixed emotions about it, but I appreciate who recognizes my body of work, and I’m good,” he said
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