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Volkan Oezdemir Talks About His UFC Moncton Loss

Volkan Oezdemir speaks on falling to Anthony Smith via submission. Oezdemir took on Smith last night (Oct. 27) in the main event of UFC Moncton. Despite having success in the first two rounds, Smith weathered the storm and kept returning fire. In the t…

Volkan Oezdemir speaks on falling to Anthony Smith via submission. Oezdemir took on Smith last night (Oct. 27) in the main event of UFC Moncton. Despite having success in the first two rounds, Smith weathered the storm and kept returning fire. In the third round, Smith was able to lock up a rear-naked choke and […]

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UFC Moncton Bonuses, Live Gate & Attendance Revealed

The UFC Moncton bonuses, live gate and attendance have been released. Last night (Oct. 27), UFC Moncton took place inside the Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Headlining the card was a light heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith and Vo…

The UFC Moncton bonuses, live gate and attendance have been released. Last night (Oct. 27), UFC Moncton took place inside the Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Headlining the card was a light heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith and Volkan Oezdemir. The “Lionheart” earned a submission victory over “No Time.” Smith took home an extra $50,000 for […]

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Anthony Smith Responds To Jon Jones Saying His UFC Moncton Win Was ‘OK’

Anthony Smith has offered a response to Jon Jones’ brief assessment of his UFC Moncton performance. Smith did battle with Volkan Oezdemir last night (Oct. 27) in the main event of UFC Moncton. The “Lionheart” had to endure two tough r…

Anthony Smith has offered a response to Jon Jones’ brief assessment of his UFC Moncton performance. Smith did battle with Volkan Oezdemir last night (Oct. 27) in the main event of UFC Moncton. The “Lionheart” had to endure two tough rounds against “No Time,” but he weathered the storm and earned the submission win in […]

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Jon Jones Not Impressed With Anthony Smith’s “Ok” Performance At UFC Moncton

Jon Jones has reacted to the latest win by Anthony Smith, who is expected to be next in line for a title shot.

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Jon Jones not impressed by the latest win that rising prospect Anthony Smith was able to secure in a fight against his toughest challenger to date.

As seen in the headliner of UFC Moncton (also known as UFC Fight Night 138) at Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Smith scored a big win. He beat former title contender Volkan Oezdemir by third round rear-naked choke. This fight aired as the main event on FOX Sports 1.

Heading into this fight, there were many fight fans believed that Smith would be the next in line for a title shot. Thus, when he picked up this victory, it’s almost a guarantee.

Smith is 7-2 under the UFC banner and holds wins over the likes of Mauricio Rua, Rashad Evans, and Hector Lombard. Before this fight, he beat former UFC light heavyweight champ Rua by KO in July in Hamburg, Germany.

The belief is that he’ll fight the winner of the vacant light heavyweight title bout between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC 232. The reason for the title being vacated is due to reigning champion Daniel Cormier being stripped due to his status as the heavyweight champion. He’s slated to fight Derrick Lewis with the heavyweight title on the line at the UFC 230 pay-per-view event. He is then expected to fight Brock Lesnar in January of next year.

Jon Jones Not Impressed With This Win

The former UFC light heavyweight champion reacted to his win by writing the following on his Twitter, “It was OK.”

The UFC 232 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

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UFC Moncton Reebok Fighter Payouts: Ed Herman Tops List

UFC Moncton is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC Moncton (also known as UFC Fight Night 138) took place on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada….

UFC Moncton is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC Moncton (also known as UFC Fight Night 138) took place on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The main card aired on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET. […]

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UFC Moncton Bonuses: Anthony Smith Banks $50K For Submission Win

Check out which fighters took home bonuses from their performances at UFC Moncton.

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Last night (Sat. October 27, 2018) the UFC returned to Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada for UFC Fight Night 138.

On the UFC Fight Pass exclusive preliminary card, Don Madge picked up a tremendous second-round knockout win over Te’Jovan Edwards. After a crazy back-and-forth first round, Madge uncorked a hellacious head-kick in the second round, only 14 seconds in, for the victory. As a result, Madge has been rewarded a $50,000 Performance Of The Night award.

Also, on the FS2 preliminary card, welterweights Nasrat Haqparast and Thibault Gouti put on an amazing fight. Both men had absolutely zero quit in them, landing big shots and overcoming adversity. However, when it was all said and done Haqparast was awarded the unanimous decision win. But Gouti won’t go home empty-handed. He and Haqparast’s contest was awarded Fight Of The Night, and they’ll both take home an extra $50,000.

And finally, in the main event of the evening, Anthony Smith pulled off a shocking submission win over Volkan Oezdemir. Both Smith and Volkan landed big shots in the first few rounds. However, Smith got a takedown in the third round before taking Volkan’s back, and locking in the rear-naked choke. Smith forced the tap and picked up the biggest win of his career.

He’ll also take home an extra $50,000 bonus for his Performance Of The Night.

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