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Daniel Cormier Is Happy Jon Jones Didn’t Try To Hug Him After They Fought: ‘No Fake Friends’

Daniel CormierDaniel Cormier has revealed he was happy that Jon Jones didn’t try to play nice after their fights. ‘DC’ made the comments after watching Anthony Smith submit Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 37. As soon as the fight was waved off ‘Lionheart’ stood up, got in his opponent’s face, and started shouting at his defeated […]

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Daniel Cormier has revealed he was happy that Jon Jones didn’t try to play nice after their fights.

‘DC’ made the comments after watching Anthony Smith submit Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 37. As soon as the fight was waved off ‘Lionheart’ stood up, got in his opponent’s face, and started shouting at his defeated foe for his pre-fight disrespect.

“I have no problem with the way Anthony Smith just acted when you talk all that shit and you get beat the way Ryan Spann just got beat we don’t need to shake hands and hug Anthony is an OG and do not play,” Cormier wrote on social media. “Really was an easy night for @lionheartasmith great job!!!#UFCVegas37”

Cormier then referenced his UFC 182 fight with Jon Jones as a perfect example after a fan claimed he “didn’t act that way” after his first career loss.

“There was no hug and I’m happy he didn’t hug me I didn’t or don’t need that,” Cormier replied. “The things that go so far can’t just be buried once the fight is over. I was sad at presser and Jones showed no pity. It was perfect! No fake friends once the fight is done!”

Smith and Spann quickly made up post-fight. The same cannot be said for Cormier and Jones who still often bicker online despite the fact ‘DC’ is retired and Jones is still supposedly pursuing heavyweight gold.

Do you think Daniel Cormier has a point? Should fighters keep the same energy post-fight?

Smith On Spann’s Disregard Of Accomplishments— “I Bet He Cares Now”

Anthony Smith wanted to make a statement against Ryan Spann on Saturday—and he did it in emphatic style. Smith notched up his third successive win by defeating Spann via first-round submission in the main event of UFC Vegas 37. The 33-year-old dropped Spann multiple times before sinking in a rear-naked choke to earn his eighteenth […]

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Anthony Smith wanted to make a statement against Ryan Spann on Saturday—and he did it in emphatic style.

Smith notched up his third successive win by defeating Spann via first-round submission in the main event of UFC Vegas 37. The 33-year-old dropped Spann multiple times before sinking in a rear-naked choke to earn his eighteenth career submission victory and a Fight of the Night bonus. 

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Against Spann, Smith had more to fight for than just title contention. Perhaps as importantly, he wanted to put respect back on his name, and Spann in his place, for the disrespect shown by his opponent leading into the fight.

Immediately after releasing Spann from his rear-naked choke, a fired-up Smith let his pent-up emotions fly, dispensing some choice words to his opponent before the duo were held apart by security. Once tensions simmered down, and Spann offered his respect to Smith, the duo embraced, squashing the beef then and there.

Anthony Smith Explains His Emotional Reaction To Spann’s Comments

Their beef may now be squashed, but Smith still had some words for Spann at the UFC Vegas 37 post-fight press conference. “Lionheart” revealed that he came into the bout carrying a fair amount of pent-up anger thanks to Spann’s comments.

“Oh, I was holding a lot of that shit back. It really pissed me off. I just didn’t want him to know that,” said Smith.

As a veteran of 52 professional MMA fights, Smith has unquestionably put in the hard yards to get where he is today. And he said that’s why Spann’s disrespect cut so deep.

“And maybe this is gonna sound arrogant or pretentious, but I have earned the respect from my peers,” said Smith. “I put a lot of work into this game. I’ve sacrificed my entire adult life to be here, to be in the position I’m sitting in right now. That’s time with my kids, that’s friendships, that’s life opportunities. I could’ve been a goddamn surgeon by now, you know what I mean? I’ve put a lifetime of work into this, and most of my peers respect me.”

Finally, Anthony made it clear why Spann’s comments were so disrespectful.

“And that’s all I ask. You don’t have to like me, we don’t have to get along, we don’t have to be friends. You can say you’re gonna kick my ass, and sometimes you might.

“But I think just respecting my journey is the only thing I ever expect from anybody. And he didn’t. Saying he doesn’t care what I’ve done, he doesn’t care about the main events, he doesn’t care who I’ve beaten, he doesn’t care about the bonuses—I bet he cares now.”

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Fighters React To Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann At UFC Vegas 37

Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann was a one-sided fight. The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 37 event on Saturday night (September 18, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. As seen in the fight, Smith wanted to put Spann away quickly. The former title contender dropped him […]

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Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann was a one-sided fight.

The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 37 event on Saturday night (September 18, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.

As seen in the fight, Smith wanted to put Spann away quickly. The former title contender dropped him twice and smashed him on the ground with strikes. Smith didn’t get it done with his strikes, but rather, ended up locking in a rear-naked choke for the win in the first round. 

They exchanged some words after the fight before they hugged it out. A very impressive win by Smith. 

This was an important contest for both guys. Smith came into this fight on a two-fight winning streak with a submission win over Devin Clark in November 2020 then a TKO win over Jimmy Crute at UFC 261. Before that, he got beat by decision by Aleksandar Rakicat the UFC On ESPN+ 33 event. On the flip side, Spann came into this fight with a 19-6 pro-MMA record and was fresh off a win over Misha Cirkunov in March 2021 by TKO. 

Let’s see how the fighters reacted to the outcome of this fight: 

UFC Vegas 37 Results: Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann, Devin Clark vs. Ion Cutelaba

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Anthony Smith Submits Ryan Spann With Quick Rear-Naked Choke – UFC Vegas 37 Highlights

Anthony SmithOne-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger, Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith can continue his pursuit of a second crack at gold off the back of UFC Vegas 37 — as he steamrolls Ryan Spann to round out tonight’s card from the UFC Apex facility with a one-sided submission stoppage victory. Finding his way in the multiple firefights […]

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One-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger, Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith can continue his pursuit of a second crack at gold off the back of UFC Vegas 37 — as he steamrolls Ryan Spann to round out tonight’s card from the UFC Apex facility with a one-sided submission stoppage victory.

Finding his way in the multiple firefights early, Smith technically outclassed the heavy-handed Spann in the opening exchanges, dropping the former LFA light heavyweight kingpin.

Attempting to setup an armbar, Smith eventually gave up on that front, before wobbling Spann twice on the feet once more, the second of which, quite notably — before eventually taking his back and setting up a quickfire rear-naked choke.

Following the bout, Smith called for a rematch with last year’s foe, Aleksandar Rakic, with the Austrian-born contender appearing to oblige him, claiming he would be available for a December re-run.

Below, catch the highlights from Smith’s submission success against Spann.

UFC Vegas 37 Highlights: Anthony Smith Submits Ryan Spann

Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann delivered in the main event of this show.  The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (September 18, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 37 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Smith was all in control of this fight. Smith hurt him several times with […]

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Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann delivered in the main event of this show. 

The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (September 18, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 37 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.

Smith was all in control of this fight. Smith hurt him several times with strikes before Smith hurt him again then flattened him out on the ground and got the rear-naked choke for the win. 

Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:

Smith came into this fight on a two-fight winning streak with a submission win over Devin Clark in November 2020 then a TKO win over Jimmy Crute at UFC 261. Before that, he got beat by decision by Aleksandar Rakicat the UFC On ESPN+ 33 event and TKO’d by Glover Teixeira at the UFC Jacksonville event after beating Alexander Gustafsson in front of his hometown crowd at the UFC Stockholm event and losing to Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title at UFC 235 by decision.

Spann came into this fight with a 19-6 pro-MMA record and was on an 8-fight winning streak until he went up against Johnny Walker, who KO’d Spann in September 2020. Spann rebounded with a win over Misha Cirkunov in March 2021 by TKO. 

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UFC Vegas 37 Results: Smith vs. Spann

UFC Vegas 37LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 37: Smith vs. Spann results throughout the night (Sat. 18th. September 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event status from the UFC Apex facility, a light heavyweight matchup between one-time title challenger, #6 ranked, Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith and the #11 ranked challenger, Ryan ‘Superman’ […]

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LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 37: Smith vs. Spann results throughout the night (Sat. 18th. September 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event status from the UFC Apex facility, a light heavyweight matchup between one-time title challenger, #6 ranked, Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith and the #11 ranked challenger, Ryan ‘Superman’ Spann as part of a 14 fight card.

In the midst of a two-fight winning run, Nebraska veteran, Smith last featured at UFC 261 in April — besting Jimmy Crute with a first round doctor’s stoppage after the Australian suffered drop foot following a well-placed leg kick from Smith in the opening frame.

Headlining UFC Vegas 15 in November on short notice, former title challenger, Smith snapped his two-fight losing skid with an impressive first round triangle win over Devin Clark — earning Performance of the Night accolades.

For former LFA light heavyweight champion, Spann, he successfully rebounded from his first promotional defeat opposite Johnny Walker last September — besting Misha Cirkunov with an opening round knockout victory back in March at UFC Vegas 21. The triumph followed prior Octagon successes opposite the likes of Sam Alvey, common-foe, Clark, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

UFC Vegas 37 Results: Smith vs. Spann

Main Card: (ESPN+ 7 pm E.T.)

Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann

Light Heavyweight: Ion Cutelaba vs. Devin Clark

Flyweight: Ariane Lipski vs. Mandy Bohm

Lightweight: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Christos Giagos

Bantamweight: Nate Maness vs. Tony Gravely

Middleweight: Joaquin Buckley vs. Antonio Arroyo

Preliminary Card: (4 pm E.T.)

Light Heavyweight: Mike Rodriguez vs. Tafon Nchukwi

Bantamweight: Pannie Kianzad vs. Raquel Pennington

Catchweight (158lbs): Zhu Rong vs. Brandon Jenkins

Bantamweight: Montel Jackson vs. JP Buys

Flyweight: Erin Blanchfield vs. Sarah Alpar

Welterweight: Carlston Harris def. Impa Kasanganay via first round (2:38) TKO (ground strikes)

Bantamweight: Gustavo Lopez vs. Heili Alateng ends in unanimous draw (28-28, 28-28, 28-28)

Flyweight: Hannah Goldy def. Emily Whitmire via first round (4:17) submission (armbar)