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Anthony Smith vs Ryan Spann Slated For September 18 Main Event

A key light heavyweight pairing appears to be set as former title challenger Anthony Smith will take on Ryan Spann on September 18. After being dominated by Glover Teixeira and Aleksandar Rakic to begin 2020, Smith righted the ship late in the year with a first round stoppage of Devin Clark. Most recently, he stopped […]

A key light heavyweight pairing appears to be set as former title challenger Anthony Smith will take on Ryan Spann on September 18.

After being dominated by Glover Teixeira and Aleksandar Rakic to begin 2020, Smith righted the ship late in the year with a first round stoppage of Devin Clark. Most recently, he stopped Jimmy Crute in the first round of their UFC 261 match-up. Smith is now 3-2 since coming up short in his title opportunity against Jon Jones.

Facing him on the other side of the octagon will be another man whose turned his career around after a somewhat tumultuous start. After beginning his career with a 10-5 record, Spann is enjoying a 9-1 run, including going 5-1 in the UFC. He too will enter the fight with momentum, after earning a stoppage victory over Misha Cirkunov just over a minute into their fight. That win served as a rebound following his controversial loss to Johnny Walker.

Spann actually called for the winner of the Smith-Crute pairing, and it appears that the UFC has granted him his wish.

A win for either man will be crucial as they work their way to UFC gold. For Smith, it would prove that he has his career back on track and is deserving of another title opportunity. For Spann, it would show that his loss to Walker was a fluke and he is deserving of fighting some of the biggest names in the division.

The September 18 evented is set to take place at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas. MMA Fighting confirmed the pairing after Smith first mentioned it during the UFC Vegas 28 pre-show. Expect more match-ups for the card to be announced in the upcoming weeks.

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Anthony Smith Will Meet Ryan Spann At The UFC Event On Sept. 18

Anthony Smith is back after picking up a vicious stoppage, and this time he is facing Ryan Spann. The fight between the two light heavyweights was first announced by MMA reporter Marcel Dorff. “Anthony Smith will fight Ryan Spann at UFC event on …

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Jimmy Crute: ‘I Don’t Feel Like They Should Have Stopped The Fight’

Jimmy Crute believes he should’ve been allowed to fight on against Anthony Smith at UFC 261 despite being unsteady on his feet ahead of the second round of their light-heavyweight match-up. In an interview with Submission Radio, Crute reflected on his TKO loss to ‘Lionheart’. “I felt a lot better after watching it back,” Crute […]

Jimmy Crute believes he should’ve been allowed to fight on against Anthony Smith at UFC 261 despite being unsteady on his feet ahead of the second round of their light-heavyweight match-up.

In an interview with Submission Radio, Crute reflected on his TKO loss to ‘Lionheart’.

“I felt a lot better after watching it back,” Crute said. “I was definitely wining that first round. I don’t feel like they should have stopped the fight for what they did, but it is what is. Like, what can I do about it? But I do feel better after watching it back. It was close, and as soon as the injury happened, I started dominating. So, it makes me feel a bit better about the whole situation. I know they shouldn’t have stopped it, and if they didn’t stop it I would have gone out and dominated in the second round.”

Crute talked about the kick which shut down his leg and ultimately brought an end to the fight.

“He hit me with this leg kick that hit me in the perineal nerve and just took out my whole bottom leg,” Crute explained. “Like, I couldn’t feel. Literally, it just felt like my leg had been dipped in fire, and then it went numb and I couldn’t feel anything in my leg. And then I kept rolling my ankle. But as soon as that happened, I just thought, oh well, I guess we’ll just have to grapple now. I knew the feeling in my leg would come back. With that nerve damage, it only lasts for about a minute or two. So, I knew that if I just grounded him, hopefully by the end of the round I could get some feeling back in my leg and we could go for the second. It took a little bit longer to get the feeling back. I think I literally started walking again normally like 20 seconds after they called the fight.

The 25-year-old is hoping to get an immediate rematch but understands that may not be possible.

“Yeah, I said we’ll run it back, and he said for sure. But it’s one thing to say that, but if I was him, I’m not gonna say he’s gonna be scared, but he’s gonna know that that fight ended in a way that benefited him,” Crute said. “That it could have gone a lot differently for him. It really could have gone a lot differently to him. If we make that second round, the tides turn massively. But yeah, if I get the rematch, it’s fine. I’m not gonna get a rematch straight away. Maybe I rematch Misha Cirkunov first. Maybe we go on a rematch tour.”

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Anthony Smith Takes TKO Win Over Jimmy Crute Who Suffers Leg Injury – UFC 261 Highlights

Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith has scored his second consecutive victory, taking a first round win over Jimmy Crute, however, it didn’t come in the most ideal circumstances for the Nebraksa native. Scoring notable jabs from the onset and throughout their opening round clash, Smith was suffering with some calf kick attempts from Crute, before he replied […]

Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith has scored his second consecutive victory, taking a first round win over Jimmy Crute, however, it didn’t come in the most ideal circumstances for the Nebraksa native.

Scoring notable jabs from the onset and throughout their opening round clash, Smith was suffering with some calf kick attempts from Crute, before he replied with a single leg offence of his own. Landing directly behind the knee of Crute, Smith immediately drew a wobble from the Australian.

Appearing to suffer from ‘drop foot’, akin to Sean O’Malley against Marlon Vera, Henry Cejudo against Demetrious Johnson, and Michael Chandler against Brent Primus — Crute was forced to immediately shoot for a takedown on two separate occasions prior to the first round klaxon.

Failing to make it back to his stool in between rounds without a stumble, the Octagon-sided physician beckoned Crute to walk toward him in the centre of the Octagon, which he couldn’t do without stumbling. It’s not ideal circumstances for Smith but he’s now riding a two-fight rise.

Below, check out the highlights from Smith’s doctor’s stoppge sucess against Crute.

Anthony Smith Gets TKO After Jimmy Crute’s Leg Gives Out – UFC 261 Results

Kicking off the UFC 261 main card is a light heavyweight encounter between Anthony Smith and Jimmy Crute. Round 1: A lot of feeling out before Crute lands a body kick and follows it up with a leg kick. Smith backs Crute up with a jab. Smith stings him with a jab a few moments […]

Kicking off the UFC 261 main card is a light heavyweight encounter between Anthony Smith and Jimmy Crute.

Round 1: A lot of feeling out before Crute lands a body kick and follows it up with a leg kick. Smith backs Crute up with a jab. Smith stings him with a jab a few moments later. Crute lands a few of his leg kicks but it’s the jabs from Smith that are the most impactful. Crute, however, is making problems for Smith with his leg kicks. Smith lands a leg kick but avoids a big shot from Crute. Smith drops Crute with a leg kick but the Aussie responds with a well-timed takedown attempt and lands a number of strikes. Smith gets up but Crute takes him down again. The round ends but Crute can’t even stand up properly. He probably took nerve damage as the fight is at risk of being stopped. The fight is stopped.

Official result: Anthony Smith defeats Jimmy Crute via TKO doctor stoppage (R1, 5:00).

Anthony Smith Calls Jake Paul’s CTE Claim ‘Absolute Disrespect’

Anthony Smith is not amused with Jake Paul’s claim of having “early signs of CTE.” Earlier in the week, heading into his boxing match against Ben Askren, Jake Paul announced that he was experiencing early signs of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Following the claim, Paul received backlash from media, fans, and other members of the […]