No, Panthers great Steve Smith Sr. did not get knocked out at UFC event

Carolina Panthers legend Steve Smith Sr. was certainly no stranger to confrontation during his fiery 16-year NFL career. From breaking his own teammate's nose during a heated training camp session to famously (or infamously) icing up former rival Aqib Talib on Monday Night Football, 89 has never been afraid to engage in a bit of fisticuffs.

But we're not about to add a random fight from a UFC event to that lore.

An NFL insider parody account recently tried to get a rise out of Smith Sr., perhaps trolling the former wideout by claiming he got knocked out at a UFC event. The account provided the following video clip:

Well, in case common sense or that community note from Twitter/X didn't give it away, that wasn't Smith Sr.

Smitty would eventually debunk the tweet himself.

He also refused to accept the account's apology for the "mix-up."

So, no, it wasn't him.

Besides, we've already seen a former Panther get knocked out a time or two in that arena. No need for another.

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