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Anthony Smith Sidelined Until 2020 After Second Hand Surgery

Anthony Smith’s plan of competing again this year has been scuppered after undergoing a second surgery on his hand. Coming off arguably the biggest win of his career when he submitted Alexander Gustafsson back in June, “Lionheart” underwent surgery to repair a broken hand suffered during the fight. Despite the setback, he was expected to […]

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Anthony Smith’s plan of competing again this year has been scuppered after undergoing a second surgery on his hand.

Coming off arguably the biggest win of his career when he submitted Alexander Gustafsson back in June, “Lionheart” underwent surgery to repair a broken hand suffered during the fight. Despite the setback, he was expected to return to action before the end of the year.

However, Smith revealed on Tuesday that he required a second surgery on his hand which will rules him out of action until 2020:

“[The first surgery] went well initially but a week and a half ago I had another [surgery],” Smith told MMA Fighting. “The first one wasn’t successful so we had to do another one about 10 days ago. I’m back on the horse starting over again and trying to stay positive.

“The bone, the first metacarpal was completely snapped and displaced. Part of the bone had started peeling back because I kept throwing it during the fight. So they went in and put a plate on it, fixed a lot of the scar tissue and stuff like that. They fixed all that. I don’t know exactly what happened but the bone displaced again and that broke the plate so they had to go in and replace the plate, put in a new one. Take bone graft from my leg so I got two holes drilled in my leg. So it’s been a mess. I was out about four months from the beginning so we kind of restarted that four months a week and a half ago.”

Out for another four months, Smith plans on being “smart” about his recovery and not rushing things. However, he won’t stay on the sidelines longer than needed and is planning an early 2020 return:

“Four months until I can punch again,” Smith said. “We’re looking at January, February, we’ll get the machine fired back up again.”

Who do you want to see Smith face in his comeback?

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Anthony Smith Out Until 2020 Following Second Hand Surgery

Anthony Smith’s return to the Octagon has taken a detour. The former title challenger needed hand surgery following his win over Alexander Gustafsson. Unfortunately, it did not heal properly and he had another hand surgery. “[The first surgery] w…

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Anthony Smith: “Humbled” Luke Rockhold Should Step Away from MMA

Anthony Smith and Luke Rockhold have carried on a feud with one another that has been anything but discrete. Some people just do not mix, even if they have never come face to face. The animosity that Smith has for Rockhold was generated by Rockhold’s c…

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Anthony Smith: I Am Obsessed With Jon Jones

Thus far, no man has been able to win a fight against Jon Jones via decision, KO, or submission. So even with the one loss on Jon Jones’s record, it feels fair to say that no man has ever beaten Jon Jones. So Anthony Smith did not join an exclusive clu…

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Anthony Smith Blasts Corey Anderson: There’s A Reason I Got Title Shot First

Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith had no problem letting his feelings be known about Corey Anderson. The two light heavyweights have been embroiled in a war of words of late, largely stemming to Anderson not being a fan of how Smith received a title shot against Jon Jones earlier this year. And […]

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Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith had no problem letting his feelings be known about Corey Anderson.

The two light heavyweights have been embroiled in a war of words of late, largely stemming to Anderson not being a fan of how Smith received a title shot against Jon Jones earlier this year. And given the light heavyweight picture as of now, it is entirely possible that they meet in the Octagon next.

Smith, who is coming off a win over Alexander Gustafsson, certainly hopes that is the case:

“As far as getting back to Jon and who I’m gonna fight, I think there’s me, Jan [Blachowicz], Corey Anderson, and Dominick Reyes,” Smith told Submission Radio (via MMA Fighting). “One of them is gonna fight Jon, so I would take myself out of that. It probably won’t be me.

“So, when it comes down to Jan, Corey or Reyes, one of them is gonna fight Jon, one of them is gonna fight me when I come back, and the other one is gonna sit and either fight someone lower down or wait. So, I’ll fight one of those three guys, likely Corey Anderson. Wouldn’t mind knocking him out either.”

Smith Calls On Anderson To Be A Fighter

“Lionheart” likened Anderson’s hostility towards him to Luke Rockhold, and believes “Overtime” is simply jealous that he received a title shot over him despite joining the division only last year.

Anderson, meanwhile, has been in the division since 2014, but only recently started making waves as a potential title challenger after enjoying a three-fight winning streak.

“Again, it’s another dude that I’ve never done anything to,” Smith explained. “Like, he’s just mad because you’ve been in the division for how many years, and haven’t even sniffed a title shot, and then guys like me and Thiago [Santos] and have three fights and get one. There’s a reason. It’s not because we sell anymore tickets than you, it’s not because we’re ‘better than you’. We just go out there and we put it on the line and we take fights when they’re offered.

“Like, I’m not saying be a company guy and suck Dana’s d*ck or anything, but be a god damn fighter. And if you have a style that’s kind of dependent on winning decisions, then just count on winning a hell lot more of them, cause that’s just how the game goes. No one wants to watch you f*cking dry hump someone’s leg for 15 minutes, unless they’re a big Jiu Jitsu fan. No one wants to see it. And I’m a Jiu Jitsu guy at heart, so I just don’t know what it is about me that rubs some of these guys the wrong way.”

Do you want to see Smith vs. Anderson next?

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Anthony Smith Would Still Love To ‘Slap The Sh*t’ Out Of Luke Rockhold

It’s no secret that Anthony Smith and Luke Rockhold despise each other. So imagine the satisfaction “Lionheart” felt seeing Rockhold get knocked out by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239 this past weekend (Sat. July 6, 2019). The former middleweight champion took on Blachowicz in his debut at 205 pounds. Heading into the bout, Rockhold seemed […]

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It’s no secret that Anthony Smith and Luke Rockhold despise each other. So imagine the satisfaction “Lionheart” felt seeing Rockhold get knocked out by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239 this past weekend (Sat. July 6, 2019).

The former middleweight champion took on Blachowicz in his debut at 205 pounds. Heading into the bout, Rockhold seemed very confident he would dominate his way to a championship bout against Jon Jones. However, Rockhold was stunned early in round one, and his Polish adversary was able to finish him off in the second round in devastating fashion.

Smith was recently interviewed by Submission Radio to get his thoughts on Rockhold’s loss. Despite Rockhold suffering a loss, furthering himself from Smith in the rankings and lessening any chance of them fighting next, “Lionheart” admits he’d still like to “slap the sh*t” out of the Californian:

“Yeah, Luke Rockhold still remains someone that I would love to slap the shit out of. He’s just not a good dude. We know some mutual people and I’ve heard nothing but awful things about him, and I’ve heard nothing but awful things about me come out of his mouth. So, that’s not how I was raised, that’s not how we do it here in the Midwest, in the small town of Nebraska.

“You talk shit, you get hit, and that’s how it goes. But I’m also an adult, so I understand that that’s not exactly how things go all the time. But I would have loved to have been the one to do that to him. On the flipside, it’s kind of a ‘serves you right bitch’ moment. Talk all that shit. You couldn’t beg your way into a fight with me right now. You know, coming off a win, even then the UFC didn’t like it.

“I was already waiting for that fight, and as soon as Rockhold got that win, we were gonna go into those negotiations and figure out where and when, and the UFC didn’t even like it. They didn’t like the fact that I was gonna fight a guy that wasn’t even ranked and may or may not be coming off a win over B?achowicz in his first fight. UFC didn’t even like that shit.

“My family didn’t like it, my manager didn’t like it. I just wanted it. Sometimes you just gotta do something you really want to do, not that you have to do. And sometimes it doesn’t always have to make sense. So, it would have been nice to fight him, but at the same time, I know he’s sitting at home feeling really god damn stupid. At least as far as when it comes to him and I, I know he feels really stupid and he regrets saying all that shit.”

It remains to be seen what’s next for Rockhold. UFC President Dana White suggests the former 185-pound champ should consider retirement. As for Smith, he comes off a submission victory over Alexander Gustafsson, and is likely one more big win away from a title shot.

What do you think about the beef between Smith and Rockhold?

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