UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith has taken offense to Conor McGregor’s USADA removal and believes there is foul play at hand. It has been 16 months since the last time Conor McGregor fought inside the UFC Octagon. In his last bout, he broke his leg …
UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith has taken offense to Conor McGregor’s USADA removal and believes there is foul play at hand. It has been 16 months since the last time Conor McGregor fought inside the UFC Octagon. In his last bout, he broke his leg and needed to spend a great amount of time healing…
Former UFC title challenger Anthony Smith has described Jon Jones‘ skillset as ‘very beatable.’ Smith and Jones faced off back in March of 2019 in the main event of UFC 235, where Jones would earn a decision win. While Smith has credited Jones for his victory, the 34-year-old also believes that his former opponent is […]
Former UFC title challenger Anthony Smith has described Jon Jones‘ skillset as ‘very beatable.’
Smith and Jones faced off back in March of 2019 in the main event of UFC 235, where Jones would earn a decision win. While Smith has credited Jones for his victory, the 34-year-old also believes that his former opponent is not as good as people make him out to be.
“Jon Jones is beatable, very beatable,” Smith told Morning Kombat“He’s not that good. Not individually. If you take his individual skill sets and you take them away, each one of those things are not a problem. It’s when you put them together, and he puts it into the full package it’s the problem. His fight IQ is not crazy high.
“He’s well-coached and he does what he’s told, very, very well. And that’s a credit to him. I’m not saying it as a negative, I don’t think it’s a negative. He’s a dog for sure.”
Smith claims that if you would pair him and Jones in a boxing or no-gi Jiu Jitsu, he would come out victorious.
“But if you take his boxing, if Jon and I were to just box, I don’t think he’s the G.O.A.T. Like I think we have a very competitive striking match. If we’re just doing no-gi jiu-jitsu, like I don’t think Jon Jones beats me in a jiu-jitsu match. Wrestling, he probably wins that. But it’s not the individual skill set that he has, it’s the way he puts it together.” (H/T MMA Mania)
Anthony Smith is currently coming off a loss to top contender Magomed Ankalaev, but previously enjoyed a three-fight win streak, all by stoppage.
Jones’ long-awaited move to heavyweight is rumored to be taking place next March and would face off with reigning champion, Francis Ngannou.
UFC light heavyweight contender Ryan Spann has responded to Anthony Smith’s comments regarding a future rematch. Spann is coming off of the biggest win of his UFC career over former title challenger Dominick Reyes at UFC 281. He bounced back in a…
UFC light heavyweight contender Ryan Spann has responded to Anthony Smith’s comments regarding a future rematch. Spann is coming off of the biggest win of his UFC career over former title challenger Dominick Reyes at UFC 281. He bounced back in a big way after defeating Ion Cu?elaba via submission earlier this year. Spann lost…
Good morning, MMA fans! Welcome to the MMA News Tracker! Here are some of the latest happenings across the world of MMA. John Dodson Set For Rizin Debut Coming fresh off a viral bare-knuckle fighting debut in August that saw him knock out Ryan Benoit i…
Good morning, MMA fans! Welcome to the MMA News Tracker! Here are some of the latest happenings across the world of MMA. John Dodson Set For Rizin Debut Coming fresh off a viral bare-knuckle fighting debut in August that saw him knock out Ryan Benoit in the first round, ex-UFC vet John Dodson will be…
Former UFC light heavyweight title chaser, Anthony Smith has urged viewers and fans to boycott future fights featuring undefeated professional boxer, Jake Paul, lambasting the Ohio native for continually fighting Octagon veterans. Headlining a card in Arizona over the course of last weekend, Paul improved to 6-0 as a professional, defeating former undisputed UFC middleweight […]
Former UFC light heavyweight title chaser, Anthony Smith has urged viewers and fans to boycott future fights featuring undefeated professional boxer, Jake Paul, lambasting the Ohio native for continually fighting Octagon veterans.
Headlining a card in Arizona over the course of last weekend, Paul improved to 6-0 as a professional, defeating former undisputed UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva in a unanimous decision effort – dropping the Brazilian with a right hand in the eight round.
The outing marked Paul’s first since December of last year, where he defeated former UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley with a sixth round knockout in the pair’s rematch.
Prior to that, Paul had defeated St. Louis veteran, Woodley in a split decision win last year to boot – which followed hot on the heels of a devastating first round knockout win over former Bellator and ONE championship gold holder, Ben Askren.
Anthony Smith unleashes tirade on the undefeated, Jake Paul
Taking umbrage with Paul’s choice of opponents during the early stages of his boxing tenure, Anthony Smith, who previously challenged for UFC gold in the past, urged onlookers to boycott the former’s fights in the future.
“If Jake Paul beats Anderson Silva, we should all f*cking boycott the rest of his fights until he f*cking fights some that are on his level, or whatever level we deem him to be on,” Anthony Smith said during an appearance on Believe You Meahead of Paul’s win over Silva. “You all talk sh*t about MMA fighters, you talk sh*t about UFC and then you pretend that you want to bring fighters up, and you want everyone to get paid better, but then you trash everyone every time they fight.”
Most recently competing in July, Smith suffered a leg fracture against Magomed Ankalaev – suffering a TKO loss after embarking on a three-fight winning spree which includes finishes over Ryan Spann, Jimmy Crute, and Devin Clark.
UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith has given his take on TJ Dillashaw’s attempt to fight through a pre-known shoulder injury at UFC 280. This past weekend in Abu Dhabi, Dillashaw was looking to become a three-time 135-pound titleholder…
UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith has given his take on TJ Dillashaw’s attempt to fight through a pre-known shoulder injury at UFC 280. This past weekend in Abu Dhabi, Dillashaw was looking to become a three-time 135-pound titleholder by dethroning Aljamain Sterling. In the end, it was the champion who made history inside the…