Smolka (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) earned his way to victory after a dramatic back-and-forth opening round against Nguyen (14-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) by bloodying up his foe as the first round came to a close. He never looked back, taking over the second round on his way to a TKO at the 4:41 mark of Round 2.