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Anthony Smith Questions Paulie Malignaggi’s Excuse For Artem Lobov Loss

Anthony Smith had some words for former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi after his recent comments. Malignaggi suffered a unanimous decision loss to Artem Lobov with a 48-47 score on all three judges’ scorecards at the Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) 6 event. The show went down on June 22, 2019, in Tampa, Florida and aired on pay-per-view […]

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Anthony Smith had some words for former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi after his recent comments.

Malignaggi suffered a unanimous decision loss to Artem Lobov with a 48-47 score on all three judges’ scorecards at the Bare-Knuckle FC (BKFC) 6 event. The show went down on June 22, 2019, in Tampa, Florida and aired on pay-per-view (PPV). 

In a recent video, Malignaggi responded to the criticism from Chael Sonnen and Ben Askren about the fight. 

Malignaggi told Counter Punch Boxing (via MMA News), “Ben Askren, the same shit. I did it with one hand. I did it with half a hand. And I did it bare knuckle. Go and do it. Go put on gloves if it’s not that hard.”

Smith saw these comments and took to his official Twitter account where he pointed out some logic to “The Magic Man”:

“What were you saying about your hand? Mindset means everything. You aren’t fighting one-handed, Paulie. You’re fighting with two hands, one is just broken.”

Smith knows what it’s like to deal with broken hands. In his latest fight, he broke his own. Smith beat three-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC Stockholm. 

Before that fight, Smith was looking to get back on the winning path as he was coming off a unanimous decision loss to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 235.

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Luke Rockhold Unimpressed With Anthony Smith After Alexander Gustafsson Win

It’s safe to say Luke Rockhold’s prediction for Anthony Smith vs. Alexander Gustafsson earlier this month was way off. The Californian expected the multi-time 205-pound title challenger to walk through “Lionheart” fairly easily. Instead, Smith took home a submission victory over the Swede in front of his native crowd in Stockholm. Smith and Rockhold have […]

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It’s safe to say Luke Rockhold’s prediction for Anthony Smith vs. Alexander Gustafsson earlier this month was way off.

The Californian expected the multi-time 205-pound title challenger to walk through “Lionheart” fairly easily. Instead, Smith took home a submission victory over the Swede in front of his native crowd in Stockholm. Smith and Rockhold have had a ton of issues with one another over the past several months, taking shots at each other through the media.

With Rockhold now moving up to light heavyweight, and Smith having solidified himself as one of the top contenders in the weight class, a meeting between the bitter rivals is almost inevitable. Speaking to Submission Radio recently, Rockhold discussed Smith’s victory over Gustafsson in Sweden. Rockhold maintained that his feelings on Smith’s skill set have not changed after his submission victory over “The Mauler”:

“My feelings have not changed whatsoever. Like, I said, Gus didn’t come to fight. Anybody who has any time for the sport could see that he didn’t do a damn thing in that fight and he found a way out when the opportunity presented itself. It was an easy exit for him. So, that’s that. Obviously, the guy can fight. He could fight, but he just doesn’t want it anymore.”

Rockhold makes his light heavyweight debut against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239 on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 6. After that, if a fight with Smith comes into play, Rockhold would be more than happy to take on the Texan:

“You never know what’s to come. I’m gonna focus on fighting B?achowicz, and I’m gonna put this man away and then I’m gonna look forward. And if there’s opportunities out there, we’ll see what’s up. You know, Jon Jones is right there, and I’m not looking to dance around too long.

“If there’s an opportunity and things work out and I perform and he performs, you never know, you never know. And if there’s a delay – there’s also a business side of this thing too. So, Anthony Smith could work his way in too. Anybody above me, I’m looking to make a mark on their faces.”

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Luke Rockhold Not Impressed By Anthony Smith’s Win Over Alexander Gustafsson

Anthony Smith picked up the biggest win of his career at UFC Stockholm. There, he silenced the Swedish crowd by submitting Alexander Gustafsson. Although it was a huge win for the American, Luke Rockhold was not impressed by it as he believes Gustafsso…

Anthony Smith picked up the biggest win of his career at UFC Stockholm. There, he silenced the Swedish crowd by submitting Alexander Gustafsson. Although it was a huge win for the American, Luke Rockhold was not impressed by it as he believes Gustafsson did not show up to fight. “It looked like he retired before […]

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Corey Anderson Rips “B*tchheart” Anthony Smith

Corey Anderson went after Anthony Smith in a series of posts on social media that saw him rip the title contender. Anderson is currently on a three-fight winning streak with wins over Patrick Cummins, Glover Teixeira, and Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision. The top contender took issue with Smith over how he got a title […]

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Corey Anderson went after Anthony Smith in a series of posts on social media that saw him rip the title contender.

Anderson is currently on a three-fight winning streak with wins over Patrick Cummins, Glover Teixeira, and Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision. The top contender took issue with Smith over how he got a title shot against UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

According to Anderson, he doesn’t think Smith “earned his stripes” in the division before getting this title shot. This led to Smith recently responding to Anderson and even Luke Rockhold for their comments about him by stating that they have to earn a fight against him.

This led to Anderson firing back by taking to his official Twitter account to compare their records. He would then mock Smith’s performance against Jones. While this is a great beef to follow, a fight between them will have to wait.

Corey Anderson Rips The Young Contender

That’s due to Smith recovering from hand surgery with his expected return to be in December at the earliest. Anderson wrote the following: 

“I came back from vacay to this? Allow me to retort, Anthony Smith. Unlike your buddy Luke Rockhold, I’ve been doing stuff in THIS DIVISION since I signed in 2014. 14 fights, 12 of which were ranked, 9 of which I dominated. 1 notable win and you talkin? #b*tchheart #fightme. 3 of your 4 wins weren’t even relevant. You were just a “pretty face” (so to say) for them to put some hype behind so they could feed you to Jones and he could put you on his lap and spank you like a 3 year old child.

LIONHEART?! You literally sat on the canvas in fetal position and got punched on. The toughest thing you did was not take the DQ. Other than [that] get the F outta here calling my name unless you gonna knuckle up. You were a punching bag for Volkan Oezdemir, then he gassed in the 4th [round] and Alexander Gustafsson was saucing you up as well but he also lacked on the ground. But WE both know you aren’t taking me down, you can’t deal with my movement, and you KNOW 100% I’m not gonna gas. Soo? So all in all I DON’T TALK SH*T . . . I STATE FACTS. Don’t speak my name unless you signing on the dotted line. #earnedit #boutthatlife”

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Anthony Smith: Luke Rockhold Must Earn Fight Against Me

Anthony Smith has made no secret of his desires to punch Luke Rockhold repeatedly in the face, even if he had to settle for doing it in the middle of any available aisle at your local Walmart. But if Luke Rockhold comes up short against Jan Blachowicz …

Anthony Smith has made no secret of his desires to punch Luke Rockhold repeatedly in the face, even if he had to settle for doing it in the middle of any available aisle at your local Walmart. But if Luke Rockhold comes up short against Jan Blachowicz next month at UFC 239, that may be […]

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Photo: Anthony Smith Reveals X-Ray Of Broken Hand, Set For Surgery

Anthony Smith got the biggest win of his career when he submitted Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Stockholm this past weekend (Sat. June 1, 2019). However, it didn’t come easy. Smith claimed in the post-fight interview that he had broken his left hand earlier on in the fight. Nonetheless, he persevered and managed to come away […]

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Anthony Smith got the biggest win of his career when he submitted Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Stockholm this past weekend (Sat. June 1, 2019). However, it didn’t come easy.

Smith claimed in the post-fight interview that he had broken his left hand earlier on in the fight. Nonetheless, he persevered and managed to come away with a fourth-round win. And while appearing on “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show” on Monday, “Lionheart” shared a photo of the x-ray of his hand:

“It’s not good, it’s swollen like a softball,” Smith said (via MMA Mania) “It’s pretty bad, it’s probably the worst broken hand I’ve ever had … This’ll be like my sixth or seventh, I think two on this hand before but not in the same place. And I’ve had several surgeries on my right hand.

”I think I said initially it happened in the first round, but it actually happened in the second. It was a big overhand left, it must have hit him right on the top of the forehead … I knew right away, as soon as I landed the punch I felt the pop and I went to open and close my hand and I could feel the clicking and the bones moving around in the hand.”

Smith will likely need some time away from the Octagon, but he certainly deserves it. After all, he’s fought eight times since 2018 and had a quick turnaround for this fight after getting out-pointed by Jon Jones in March. One thing is for sure – Smith is here to stay in the top light heavyweight ranks.

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