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UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith has given his take after middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya delivered another comfortable defense this past weekend. In Saturday’s UFC 276 main event, Adesanya maintained his unchallenged dominance at 185…
UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith has given his take after middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya delivered another comfortable defense this past weekend. In Saturday’s UFC 276 main event, Adesanya maintained his unchallenged dominance at 185 pounds, cruising to a unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier. With the loss, “The Killa Gorilla” was added as the fifth…
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Anthony Smith has responded to Dominick Reyes’ callout. Smith appeared on a recent episode of The MMA Hour, responding to Reyes calling him out for a fight inside the Octagon. However, Reyes did note he didn’t think Smith would be interested due to his current losing skid. It appears Reyes was right. Smith confirmed that…
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Anthony Smith has responded to Dominick Reyes’ callout.
Smith appeared on a recent episode of The MMA Hour, responding to Reyes calling him out for a fight inside the Octagon. However, Reyes did note he didn’t think Smith would be interested due to his current losing skid.
It appears Reyes was right. Smith confirmed that a fight with Reyes would be far more appealing to him if his fellow former title challenger put together a win streak.
“I’ve always said that I would love to fight Dominick Reyes. And I think a long time ago, he kind of took offense to that… Then we had this weird little heat. It wasn’t super serious but it was definitely weird. But, to his point, I’m not getting any younger.
“So, if I’m setting my targets on somebody, as impressive as a win over Dominick Reyes is to me and what it means to the boys in the back, and the other guys in the division, it means nothing to the UFC because he is on a losing streak.
“He can fight in the time that I have a fight… I’m absolutely open to fighting Dominick Reyes, but he’s got a get a winning streak, he’s gotta get a win, and he’s gotta come back and show that he is the Dominick Reyes that we remember him being on his way to fighting Jon Jones. I don’t think the Dominick Reyes we’ve been getting is the real Dominick Reyes.”
Reyes is currently on a three-fight losing streak. His first defeat came in February of 2020 when he suffered the first loss of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career against Jon Jones, challenging for the title.
His performance was one of the best anyone has ever had against Jones, with some believing he should’ve won the fight. However, he followed that performance up with back-to-back second round knockout losses.
As for Smith, he finds himself on a three-fight win streak. He’s currently the No. 5-ranked light heavyweight in the UFC.
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UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith has a bone to pick with the oddsmakers having seen the line for his upcoming fight against Magomed Ankalaev. At UFC 277 late next month, two top-five contenders will look to their stake their claim to the next title shot. Following Ji?í Procházka’s memorable crowning in Singapore, two options for…
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UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith has a bone to pick with the oddsmakers having seen the line for his upcoming fight against Magomed Ankalaev.
At UFC 277 late next month, two top-five contenders will look to their stake their claim to the next title shot. Following Ji?í Procházka’s memorable crowning in Singapore, two options for his first defense have been heavily discussed: an immediate rematch with Glover Teixeira or an all-European collision with Jan Blachowicz.
In Dallas on July 30, one of Ankalaev or Smith will likely insert themselves in that discussion, and with an impressive display, perhaps surpass the Brazilian and the Pole in the eyes of the UFC.
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The man heavily favored to do so is Ankalaev. The Dagestani has torn through his competition so far in the UFC, amassing an 8-1 record inside the Octagon. The only blemish on that slate came on debut when Ankalaev suffered a submission loss to Paul Craig with just one second left of a fight he was winning.
Having breezed past Nikita Krylov and Volkan Oezdemir, as well as emerged victorious over Thiago Santos in his first main event appearance earlier this year, Ankalaev is tipped for big things, which is reflected in the odds for his fight with Smith.
Per BetOnline.ag, Ankalaev currently sits as a -450 favorite, with “Lionheart” carrying underdog status at +350. Reacting to those odds during an interview with The Schmo, Smith, a former title challenger, branded them as “criminal.”
“+350? Go get your money. +350? That’s crazy,” said Smith. “That’s criminal. Goddamn. You hear that? [gestures behind camera] +350. That is crazy. If I was fighting goddamn Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou at the same time, I (still) shouldn’t be f*cking +350, that’s crazy.”
52-fight veteran Smith has experienced the highs and lows in MMA and has shared the cage with the best during his time under the UFC banner.
Following a failed title bid against Jon Jones and quick rebound victory over Alexander Gustafsson in 2019, “Lionheart” went through one of the rougher patches of his career, losing back-to-back fights in the UFC for the very first time.
But since tough setbacks to former champ Glover Teixeira and top-five contender Aleksandar Raki?, Smith has returned to contention by halting the surge of Jimmy Crute and picking up a pair of main event victories over Devin Clark and Ryan Spann.
With that in mind, Smith is a difficult man to count out, something he’ll hope to prove by spoiling the plans of Ankalaev at UFC 277.
Do you agree with Anthony Smith? Is he being regarded as too big of an underdog for his fight against Magomed Ankalaev?
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Anthony Smith says he wasn’t trying to attack Donald Cerrone with his recent comments about his mom’s seats getting taken. Smith, a commentator, fighter, and former UFC title challenger, revealed that Cerrone and social media influencer Dan Bilzerian forced his mom and other relatives out of their seats during his fight with Jon Jones at…
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Anthony Smith says he wasn’t trying to attack Donald Cerrone with his recent comments about his mom’s seats getting taken.
Smith, a commentator, fighter, and former UFC title challenger, revealed that Cerrone and social media influencer Dan Bilzerian forced his mom and other relatives out of their seats during his fight with Jon Jones at UFC 235. Smith went on to lose via a unanimous decision to Jones for the light heavyweight belt.
Smith and Cerrone haven’t spoken one-on-one regarding the alleged incident, but Cerrone hit back at Smith’s accusations in the leadup to his previously scheduled fight with Joe Lauzon at UFC Austin.
“For one, I saw Anthony a couple times and he never said anything, so why did he wait for three years to go by?” Cerrone responded to Smith. “I just don’t know if he’s trying to stay relevant. (I don’t know) why he would bring that up. For one, you know because you go to the fights, your name is literally on your chair in Dana’s section… So, nobody was sitting in my seat when we showed up there.
“If they were there and we kicked them out, how did they find another seat? The whole story doesn’t make any sense to me. I don’t get it. I’m not sure where he even came up with or fabricated this story from… It upset me, more the people that don’t know what’s going on… I don’t get why Anthony didn’t just come to me or call me. If he was there and witnessed it, why wasn’t something said right there on the spot?”
Smith has said that Cerrone and Bilzerian were highly intoxicated at the time of the altercation. Bilzerian also denied any wrongdoing and accused Smith of fabrication.
In a recent interview with The Schmo, Smith responded to Cerrone and cleared the air regarding his previous remarks.
“I haven’t said anything about it because I wasn’t intentionally trying to s**t on ‘Cowboy’. That wasn’t the purpose. I think it was collateral damage,” Smith shared. “I was really trying to s**t on Dan Bilzerian so, I stand with everything that I said but I wasn’t trying to s**t on ‘Cowboy’. Initially, I wasn’t even gonna say his name. So, I’m fairly confident that ‘Cowboy’ and I can sit down and have a five-minute conversation or less and we can hash it out… I don’t have any beef with ‘Cowboy’… it wasn’t meant for ‘Cowboy’.” (h/t SportsKeeda)
Cerrone’s fight with Lauzon was called off after Lauzon suffered a knee injury shortly after weigh-ins. UFC President Dana White has already confirmed that the promotion will not attempt to re-book the matchup and will hand Cerrone a different opponent.
Smith is slated to face Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277 on July 30. He’s won three in a row including recent finishes against Ryan Spann and Jimmy Crute.
Smith and Cerrone are bound to cross paths in the near future, and it seems that Smith is open to having a conversation with Cerrone to clear the air and move forward.
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Ahead of his Octagon return at UFC Austin against Joe Lauzon, veteran former lightweight championship challenger, Donald Cerrone has responded to recent claims from former light heavyweight title chaser, Anthony Smith – who accused Cerrone and Dan Bilzerian of stealing his family’s seats during his UFC 235 title fight. Removed from his UFC 274 lightweight […]
Ahead of his Octagon return at UFC Austin against Joe Lauzon, veteran former lightweight championship challenger, Donald Cerrone has responded to recent claims from former light heavyweight title chaser, Anthony Smith – who accused Cerrone and Dan Bilzerian of stealing his family’s seats during his UFC 235 title fight.
Removed from his UFC 274 lightweight return against Lauzon due to food poisoning, Donald Cerrone returns in Texas this weekend in tandem with Lauzon – attempting to make one final run in the division following a return to the welterweight pile.
Discussing an apparent issue between Cerrone, Bilzerian, and his family ahead of his UFC 235 title fight with former kingpin, Jon Jones, Smith claimed that the duo moved his wife and mother from their seats front row, and alleged that Bilzerian began watching pornography on his phone, whilst seated beside his mother.
Responding to those claims, Cerrone insisted that the altercation in question did not make logical sense due to the seating arrangements, as well as questioning why Smith waited so long to make allegations.
“For one, I saw Anthony (Smith) a couple of times and he never said anything, so why he waited for three years to go by – I just don’t know if he’s trying to stay relevant, why he would bring that up,” Donald Cerrone told assembled media during his availability ahead of UFC Austin. “You know, because you go to the fights, your name is literally on your chair in Dana’s (White) section. So, ‘Cowboy’, ‘Cowboy.’ Nobody was sitting in my seat when we showed up there. It’s not like we were like, ‘Hey, mom, get out, you’re not in this seat.’ You walk in the back, the security grabs you and walks you to your seat, ‘Ticket, 6, 7, OK, right there and there.”
“It’s not like you can just free range walk around any seat you want and be like, ‘Get out, you’re in my seat’ or ‘Get out, I want to sit there.’” Donald Cerrone said. “And if they were there and we kicked them out, how did we find another seat? The whole story doesn’t make any sense to me. I don’t get it, but I’m not sure where he even fabricated this story from. It’s funny to me and then to say Dan (Bilzerian) was in there watching porn. That means after we threw your grandma and mom out of their seat, they sat behind us? It’s strange to me, so I don’t know.”
Cerrone then further explained that the alleged altercation in question was highly unlikely to have occured, however, admitted that he also could not be totally sure.
“I don’t get why Anthony didn’t just come to me and call me,” Donald Cerrone said. “If he was there and seen it and witnessed it, why wasn’t something said right there on the spot? Why would you wait three years to come out with it. And if I was drunk – which probably was a pretty serious case at a UFC fight – the seat still said ‘Cowboy’ on it. I don’t recall kicking anybody out. Could it have happened? Possibly. Doubt it. But I would definitely not have kicked somebody’s mom or grandma out of a seat, I’m not that guy. If it was another dude, probably like, ‘Hey, man, scoot over, you’re in my seat.’ But someone’s mom? I’m not that guy. Plus, I know everybody here. I would just find another seat. It’s a strange story to me, but whatever.” (Transcribed by MMA Fighting)
UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith has taken issue with how fellow contender Jan Blachowicz has acted since his victory over Aleksandar Raki? last month. In the main event of UFC Vegas 54, European elites Blachowicz and Raki? collided inside the Octagon. While the Polish powerhouse was looking to rebound from his disappointing title defeat against Glover Teixeira,…
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UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith has taken issue with how fellow contender Jan Blachowicz has acted since his victory over Aleksandar Raki? last month.
In the main event of UFC Vegas 54, European elites Blachowicz and Raki? collided inside the Octagon. While the Polish powerhouse was looking to rebound from his disappointing title defeat against Glover Teixeira, the Austrian was hoping to secure his first championship opportunity.
In an anticlimactic end, the pair’s headliner was cut short in round three when Raki? suffered a serious knee injury, which gave Blachowicz a TKO victory.
Went through the Rakic onslaught to get the victory!
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While Raki? was left requiring surgery on a torn ACL and looking ahead to a lengthy period on the sidelines, Blachowicz exited the Apex back in the win column and believing that he’d secured the chance to regain the title next time out.
While some would attach an asterisk to the result given his opponent’s injury, the #2-ranked contender sees things differently. During the post-fight press conference, Blachowicz suggested that his body was simpler tougher than Raki?’s on the night.
“Of course, I’m a fighter, I’m a warrior. It’s better when you win by TKO, KO, submission, clean,” said Blachowicz. “But my body was tougher tonight, that’s it, end of story. I was ready for third, fourth, five rounds; he was not.”
One man who firmly disagrees with Blachowicz’s stance is his fellow top-five light heavyweight contender Smith.
During a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, “Lionheart,” who is looked to secure a title shot of his own when he faces Magomed Ankalaev on July 30, said that he’d behave very differently had he picked up a victory in the same way as the Pole did last month.
“Listen, I’m not the biggest fan of Raki? and he’s not the biggest fan of me. But in my opinion, he was winning the fight before he got injured,” said Smith. “I guess I just always kick back to how I would react. Like, if I got the title in a way that was other than winning it, I would never hold the belt. We talked about it with Aljo (Aljamain Sterling) before he really won it. You don’t walk round with the title if you didn’t actually win it.
“If you win a fight off an injury default, you don’t get to go politic your way into things off that win,” added Smith. “It just doesn’t work like that. Maybe it will work, who knows? But it’s not how I would probably do it.”
Immediately after his bounce-back triumph, Blachowicz staked his claim to face the winner of UFC 275’s main event between Glover Teixeira and Ji?í Procházka, something that was co-signed by the now-former champion Teixeira.
The 39-year-old even made the trip to Singapore for this past weekend’s pay-per-view, where he appeared to have a heated interaction with newly-crowned titleholder Procházka following the Czech star’s memorable victory.
But while Blachowicz perhaps feels his shot is in the bag, Smith is hoping to change that with an impressive performance at UFC 277.
UFC President Dana White also dealt a blow to the Polish light heavyweight’s hopes pre-UFC 275 when he suggested that the bout between Smith and Ankalaev will serve as a title eliminator.
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