Trevor Smith (fighter)

Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith (born January 5, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division.

Smith was a state champion in wrestling at Mark Morris High School in Longview, Washington and a NJCAA All-American out of Highline Community College[2] in 2002.

He then continued his career at the noted Division I wrestling program at Iowa State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in marketing.

Smith made his debut on June 24, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry against Keith Berry.

[8] However, the event was cancelled due to injuries to headliner Frank Mir, as well to co-headliner and middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.

Magalhães stunned Smith with a knee and forced a referee stoppage after landing a barrage of follow up punches.

It appeared that during the final flurry, several hammerfists landed on the back of Smith's head as he lay unconscious on the canvas.

Following the match, Magalhães stated "I didn't notice that," in reference to the strike to the back of Smith's head.

[20] Smith was expected to face promotional newcomer Leonardo Augusto Guimarães on February 21, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 83.

[28] Smith was scheduled to face promotional newcomer Ramazan Emeev on October 21, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 118.

[29] However, Smith pulled out of the fight in early October citing injury and was replaced by Sam Alvey.

[34] Smith was expected to face Antônio Rogério Nogueira in a light heavyweight bout on November 16, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 22.