Anthony Smith Calls Jason Herzog’s Apology “Cowardly”

The main event of UFC Jacksonville did not end without controversy when Glover Teixeira defeated Anthony Smith via fifth-round TKO, and days later, the aftermath of the event continues to linger bitterly in the mouth of the Lionheart. Anthony Smith, by…

The main event of UFC Jacksonville did not end without controversy when Glover Teixeira defeated Anthony Smith via fifth-round TKO, and days later, the aftermath of the event continues to linger bitterly in the mouth of the Lionheart. Anthony Smith, by all appearances, was on his way to victory early in his main-event bout against […]

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UFC’s Anthony Smith Shares Photo of Injuries from TKO Loss: ‘I’m Still Winning’

UFC light heavyweight fighter Anthony Smith showcased the facial injuries, including two black eyes, he suffered during a knockout loss to Glover Teixeira during a UFC Fight Night event Wednesday night in an Instagram post early Friday…

UFC light heavyweight fighter Anthony Smith showcased the facial injuries, including two black eyes, he suffered during a knockout loss to Glover Teixeira during a UFC Fight Night event Wednesday night in an Instagram post early Friday…

Anthony Smith Reacts To Glover Teixeira Loss & Criticism Of His Corner

Anthony SmithLight-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith has spoken out for the first time since suffering a brutal one-sided beat down at the hands of Glover Teixeira. ‘Lionheart’ was the favourite heading into his main event fight against the 40-year-old Brazilian. Smith looks good early on but the tide started to turn in round two and he took […]

Anthony Smith

Light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith has spoken out for the first time since suffering a brutal one-sided beat down at the hands of Glover Teixeira. ‘Lionheart’ was the favourite heading into his main event fight against the 40-year-old Brazilian. Smith looks good early on but the tide started to turn in round two and he took a serious beating and suffered a bunch of injuries against Teixeria before the referee mercifully stepped in to wave off the fight in round five.

Was Anthony Smith Let Down By His Corner?

During the fight commentator, Daniel Cormier was very critical about Smiths’ corner who for him were giving him too many instructions which he was trying to implement and as a result quickly tiring. The corner which included UFC welterweight James Krause also faced widespread criticism for refusing to pull ‘Lionheart’ out of the fight even after he went back to the corner after losing two consecutive rounds 10-8 saying his teeth had fallen out.

Smith took to Instagram earlier today to speak out for the first time since suffering a loss against Teixeira. He seemed content at home with his family and urged people to stop focusing on what his corner did or didn’t do to protect him, he wrote the following alongside a picture with his daughter.

“Everyone is arguing about good stop, bad stop, bad corner, good corner…blah blah blah. I’m still winning. I’m good, and I’m exactly where i need to be, doing exactly what I’m supposed to be doing. All that time spent worrying about me needs to be spent somewhere a little more productive.”

Smith was hoping to rematch bitter rival and 205lb champion Jon Jones in the near future. He’ll now have to go back to the drawing board. First things first though Smith will need to take a seat and recover from the various injuries he sustained the other night. Meanwhile Teixeira appears to be on the cusp of another title shot, although he may need to get by one more contender if he hopes to rematch Jones.

Has too much attention been given to the Anthony Smith corner since his loss to Glover Teixeira?

Anthony Smith Releases Statement After TKO Loss At UFC Jacksonville

Anthony Smith believes people need to stop worrying about his health and whether or not the fight should’ve been stopped sooner. In the main event of UFC Jacksonville, Smith was looking to extend his winning streak to two when he battles Glover T…

Anthony Smith believes people need to stop worrying about his health and whether or not the fight should’ve been stopped sooner. In the main event of UFC Jacksonville, Smith was looking to extend his winning streak to two when he battles Glover Teixeira. Early on, “Lionheart” was having success but after the first round, the […]

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UFC News: Latest on Khabib vs. Gaethje Date, Jon Jones Future and More

As is usually the case, the question of who Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight next and when has been the center of discussion in the MMA world…

As is usually the case, the question of who Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight next and when has been the center of discussion in the MMA world…

Chael Sonnen “Disgusted” At Anthony Smith’s Corner Not Throwing In The Towel At UFC Jacksonville

Chael SonnenFormer UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has expressed his disgust with Marc Montoya and Anthony Smith’s entire corner at UFC Jacksonville for not throwing in the towel. During his main event bout on Wednesday (the 13th) Anthony Smith was defeated by Glover Teixeira via TKO in the fifth round. From the third round, Smith was […]

Chael Sonnen

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has expressed his disgust with Marc Montoya and Anthony Smith’s entire corner at UFC Jacksonville for not throwing in the towel.

During his main event bout on Wednesday (the 13th) Anthony Smith was defeated by Glover Teixeira via TKO in the fifth round. From the third round, Smith was dominated having lots of damage inflicted on him throughout the next 2 rounds. After complaining about his injuries to his corner between rounds a lot of people believe they should have thrown in the towel for their fighter.

One of these people is Chael Sonnen who expressed his rage in a video on his YouTube channel.

“How does a corner not stop the fight?, you not stop the fight when your athlete can no longer move, you stop the fight when your athlete can no longer win. Which only comes from two things one of two things, he got injured, or he’s exhausted. Either way those aren’t fixable in the moment and you don’t leave him out there to toughen him up.”

“If I’m fighting and the referee comes to talk to me and I don’t say a word, I turn and walk away like I don’t hear him I’m sending a signal to my tag team partner to get me to the back. He goes to the corner, he tells his corner, he’s bleeding out of everywhere, he’s completely exhausted then he shares to his corner “my teeth are falling out”. These are signals and nobody thought to get him the hell out of there? He’s exhausted.”

Following the event, Anthony shared his injuries with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani stating that he has broken his nose, broken an orbital bone, and lost two of his teeth.

What did you think of the stoppage at UFC Jacksonville?, Should his corner have stopped it earlier?