UFC 277 turned out to be an unfortunate night for light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith as he suffered a leg injury in his fight against Magomed Ankalaev on the main card of the event.The injury seemingly occurred in the final moments of the first round. 'Lionheart' struggled to fight to his full potentital in the next round. Anakalev capitalized on the opportunity and scored a TKO victory in the second round. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostSeveral MMA fighters and personalities took to Twitter to share their thoughts on what went down between Ankalaev and Smith.Alan Jouban said it was a "shame" how things unfolded in the light heavyweight matchup.Alan Jouban@AlanJoubanThat’s a shame it ended that way6That’s a shame it ended that wayAlan Jouban@AlanJoubanThe ankle injury could have came at the end of round 1 when Anthony was blocking the kicks off his back. #UFC2777The ankle injury could have came at the end of round 1 when Anthony was blocking the kicks off his back. #UFC277Interestingly, UFC middleweight Derek Brunson teased an eventual move up to light heavyweight.Derek Brunson@DerekBrunsonFeeling cute , might fight 205 later !1939Feeling cute , might fight 205 later !Belal Muhammad also commented on the unfortunate turn of events, saying Ankalaev's name should be in discussion for a title fight.Belal Muhammad@bullyb170Man sucks to see a fight end like that Anthony looked motivated but ankalaev showed he belongs in title talks14710Man sucks to see a fight end like that Anthony looked motivated but ankalaev showed he belongs in title talksJamahal Hill wished 'Lionheart' a speedy recovery in his tweet.Jamahal Hill@JamahalHDamn another injury smh heal up @lionheartasmith!!! 🏿🏿🏿2404Damn another injury smh heal up @lionheartasmith!!! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿One Twitter user praised Smith for continuing the fight despite the injury.Griffin Kemp@Griffinkemp51Anthony Smith is a beast for continuing to fight with a broken leg. Ankalaev wants a shot at the title and adds some spice to the 205 pound weight class with that win. #UFC277 #TheMainEvent1Anthony Smith is a beast for continuing to fight with a broken leg. Ankalaev wants a shot at the title and adds some spice to the 205 pound weight class with that win. #UFC277 #TheMainEventA few more tweets from MMA fighters, personalities and fans on the fight can be seen below:JIMI MANUWA@POSTERBOYJMThose hammer fists were hard #UFC27771Those hammer fists were hard 💥 💥💥 #UFC277Lok Lambert@ClinchworkMMAHard luck for Anthony Smith seems like he broke his ankle and it cost him that fight.#UFC277344Hard luck for Anthony Smith seems like he broke his ankle and it cost him that fight.#UFC277 https://t.co/IATKq5EmssBrett Okamoto@bokamotoESPNAnthony Smith walked past press row and said he broke his leg throwing his last kick of the first round.98476Anthony Smith walked past press row and said he broke his leg throwing his last kick of the first round.Tito Lil'BitOrtiz ⚒️@NewTitoAgainAnthony Smith definitely injured his Ankle-aev #UFC277 #MMATwitter8910Anthony Smith definitely injured his Ankle-aev #UFC277 #MMATwitter https://t.co/BFFnZh81vlMarc Raimondi@marcraimondiAnthony Smith is being helped out of the Octagon by his team. He is noticeably limping. #UFC277797Anthony Smith is being helped out of the Octagon by his team. He is noticeably limping. #UFC277With his win over Anthony Smith, Magomed Ankalaev is now 9-1 in the UFC View this post on Instagram Instagram PostMagomed Ankalaev is on an incredible run in the UFC's light heavyweight division. With his victory over Anthony Smith at UFC 277, the 30-year-old extended his winning streak to nine.Ankalaev's only loss came in his UFC debut against Paul Craig. However, the Dagestani has seemingly grown leaps and bounds since then.With his win on July 30, Anakalev has made a strong case for a title shot and could possibly be next in line to fight champion Jiri Prochazka.In a backstage interview after the fight, Anakalev said that although he deserved to fight for the championship belt next, he would be open to fighting someone else, given that the opponent is also in contention for a title shot."I'm the type of fighter that'll accept all the fights. Honestly, in my opinion, I believe I deserve the title shot but if UFC will give me another fight, someone who's a title contender also, I'll accept the fight," said Magomed Anakalev via translator.UFC News@UFCNews“I believe I deserve the title shot next.”@AnkalaevM says he would accept a non-title fight after defeating Anthony Smith, but he feels like he earned a shot at gold.See every result from #UFC277 here : ufc.com/news/ufc-277-p…225“I believe I deserve the title shot next.”@AnkalaevM says he would accept a non-title fight after defeating Anthony Smith, but he feels like he earned a shot at gold.See every result from #UFC277 here ⬇️: ufc.com/news/ufc-277-p…