Tag: Anthony "Lionheart" Smith

Anthony Smith Doesn’t ‘Give A F*ck’ What Happens In Alexander Gustafsson Fight

This weekend (Sat. June 1, 2019) a massive light heavyweight bout main events UFC Stockholm. Former 205-pound title challengers Anthony Smith and Alexander Gustafsson will square off inside the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Both men come off defeats to division king Jon “Bones” Jones. In his last outing, Smith was defeated by Jones via […]

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This weekend (Sat. June 1, 2019) a massive light heavyweight bout main events UFC Stockholm.

Former 205-pound title challengers Anthony Smith and Alexander Gustafsson will square off inside the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Both men come off defeats to division king Jon “Bones” Jones. In his last outing, Smith was defeated by Jones via unanimous decision.

Speaking on “The MMA Hour” earlier today (Tues. May 28, 2019), “Lionheart” claimed he doesn’t “give a f*ck” what happens in the fight. He simply wants to perform (via MMA Fighting):

“To be honest with you, I don’t give a f**k what happens in the fight,” Smith said. “I want to perform and that’s it. I want to hit him as many times as I possibly can, I want to punch when I can punch, I want to kick when I can kick and if he gets to close I’ll drag him to the f**king ground and if he gets up then I’ll do it again. That’s all I want to do. I want to perform.

“That’s as far as my mind has gone. After that, we’ll see what happens because it’s not even about Alex, it’s about me. This is about wanting to take a break but I can’t do it with this burning feeling in my stomach. I have this feeling where I just need to destroy something. So whatever happens in the interim, it doesn’t matter to me. I just need to get this feeling out of my stomach and it’s driving me crazy and it keeps me up at night. I just don’t give a s**t.

“It could be Alex, it could have been 10 other guys in the division. There’s no gameplan. Those last two fights, I think I got a little too intricate with the gameplans and I think it made me think too much. I’m an instinctual fighter and I always have been so I think got away brought me to the dance. I’m a pressure guy that gets in your face and swings hammers.

“I could be a super clean striker that’s really pretty and ‘OOs’ and ‘AHHs’ everybody. But deep down in my heart, that’s not who I am and I think that, I don’t know, maybe I was trying to be something I’m not [against Jones].”

As for Gustafsson, he was defeated by Jones in December. “Bones” finished the Swede in the third round of their title bout. Prior to that, Gustafsson was on a two-fight win streak against Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira. Prior to his defeat to Jones, Smith was on a three-fight win streak over names such as Rashad Evans, Mauricio Rua, and Volkan Oezdemir.

Adding a name like Gustafsson to his list of victories could put “Lionheart” on the fast track back to the title picture.

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Official UFC Stockholm Poster Released (Photo)

The UFC is returning to Stockholm, Sweden this summer (June 1, 2019). All the action goes down from the Ericsson Globe. The promotion has revealed the official poster for the event on Twitter. Check it out here: Alexander Gustafsson main events the nig…

The UFC is returning to Stockholm, Sweden this summer (June 1, 2019). All the action goes down from the Ericsson Globe. The promotion has revealed the official poster for the event on Twitter. Check it out here: Alexander Gustafsson main events the night against Anthony “Lionheart” Smith. In the co-main event, Volkan Oezdemir faces off […]

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Twitter Reacts To Jon Jones Walking Through Anthony Smith After Illegal Knee

Last night’s (Sat. March 2, 2019) UFC 235 pay-per-view (PPV) main event didn’t end without a little bit of controversy. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones successfully defended his title for the first time since 2015. He walked through Anthony “Lionheart” Smith with relative ease. However, in the fourth round, Jones hit Smith with an […]

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Last night’s (Sat. March 2, 2019) UFC 235 pay-per-view (PPV) main event didn’t end without a little bit of controversy.

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones successfully defended his title for the first time since 2015. He walked through Anthony “Lionheart” Smith with relative ease. However, in the fourth round, Jones hit Smith with an illegal knee that could’ve gotten him disqualified, and resulted in the second defeat of his career by the same method.

Smith could’ve taken the victory, and the title, but opted not to. He wanted to win the title legitimately instead of “stealing” it. Jones was deducted two points from the scorecards, but still went on to win via unanimous decision. Check out how the mixed martial arts (MMA) community reacted to Jones’ victory and the illegal knee on Twitter:

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UFC 235 Results: Jones vs. Smith

UFC 235 goes down live on pay-per-view (PPV) tonight (Sat. March 2, 2019) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC has put together one of the most stacked cards of the year. In the main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones make…

UFC 235 goes down live on pay-per-view (PPV) tonight (Sat. March 2, 2019) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC has put together one of the most stacked cards of the year. In the main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones makes his first title defense since 2015. He takes on […]

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UFC 235 Full Fight Card, Start Time & How To Watch

Tonight (Sat. March 2, 2019) UFC 235 goes down live on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event of the evening, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his throne against Anthony “Lionheart” Smith. Co-main eventing is a welterweight title defense between Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman. Ben […]

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Tonight (Sat. March 2, 2019) UFC 235 goes down live on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the main event of the evening, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his throne against Anthony “Lionheart” Smith. Co-main eventing is a welterweight title defense between Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman. Ben Askren makes his UFC debut as he takes on former 170-pound champ Robbie Lawler.

The card also features names like Cody Garbrandt, Jeremy Stephens, Mickey Gall, and Diego Sanchez. Check out the full UFC 235 fight card, start time, and information on how to watch here:

Main Card (PPV, 10 P.M. ET):

  • Light heavyweight: (C) Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith
  • Welterweight: (C) Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman
  • Welterweight: Robbie Lawler vs. Ben Askren
  • Women’s strawweight: Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang
  • Bantamweight: Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz

Prelims (ESPN, 8 P.M. ET):

  • Featherweight: Jeremy Stephens vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov
  • Light heavyweight: Johnny Walker vs. Misha Cirkunov
  • Bantamweight: Alejandro Perez vs. Cody Stamann
  • Welterweight: Mickey Gall vs. Diego Sanchez

UFC Fight Pass Prelims (6:30 P.M. ET):

  • Middleweight: Charles Byrd vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
  • Bantamweight: Macy Chiasson vs. Gina Mazany
  • Women’s strawweight: Hannah Cifers vs. Polynna Viana

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Jon Jones Thinks Fans Want To See Him Lose At Heavyweight

There has been a ton of demand to see UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones move up to heavyweight. Jones has been linked to dream matches against the likes of Brock Lesnar and longtime UFC rival Daniel Cormier – who is currently the UFC heavyweight champion. Speaking to the media at UFC 235, Jones said […]

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There has been a ton of demand to see UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones move up to heavyweight.

Jones has been linked to dream matches against the likes of Brock Lesnar and longtime UFC rival Daniel Cormier – who is currently the UFC heavyweight champion. Speaking to the media at UFC 235, Jones said he believes fans are so excited to see him at heavyweight because they want to see him lose or in serious trouble (via MMA Junkie):

“I think people want me to go to heavyweight because quite frankly they want to see me lose, or get close to it, or take some serious damage,” Jones said. “At heavyweight the risk goes up tremendously.

“These guys are a lot bigger than me and they say all the time: When you get a talented little guy versus a talented big guy, the odds are in the big guy’s favor. I think that’s the pressure. I don’t think it’s fair, really, because I’ve always been a light heavyweight. Despite who the champion’s been, I’ve never challenged anybody at heavyweight.

“I feel like I’ll move up to heavyweight on my own terms when I feel like the UFC is playing ball with me contractually to entertain that. No one has entertained any idea of switching the contract for any super fights, so, we’re just kind of stuck at this spot here fighting at light heavyweight.”

“Bones” will be making his first UFC title defense since 2015 tomorrow night (Sat. March 2, 2019). Jones will be taking on Anthony “Lionheart” Smith, who is currently on a three-fight win streak. In his last fight, Smith submitted Volkan Oezdemir via third-round rear-naked choke.

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