Anthony Smith says he got the COVID vaccine to keep his job. Smith says his mom got the vaccine booster and right after, got sick and went into a coma and later died from a heart issue. He was discussing the recent health issue of Bellator’s Cris Lencioni and revealed there are more and more
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira returned to the mat for a submission grappling showdown with perennial 205-pound contender Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith during Thursday’s UFC Fight Pass Invitational event. Teixeira and Smith are certainly no strangers to one another, having gone toe-to-toe inside the Octagon a little more than three years ago. After scoring
Anthony Smith has a bold prediction for the UFC 289 main and co-main events. The UFC returns to Canada in Vancouver on Saturday with Amanda Nunes defending her bantamweight title against Irene Aldana in the main event. The co-main event sees Beneil Dariush vs. Charles Oliveira which many expect to be a very competitive fight.
Anthony Smith has addressed the MMA judging controversy. Albazi vs. Kara-France After five rounds of fighting, Amir Albazi was awarded the split decision victory over Kai Kara-France at UFC Vegas 74 last weekend. Many, many people have disagreed with the judges’ verdict since then, including Smith. The former UFC title challenger has given his two
Anthony Smith was surprised that Kamaru Usman called out Khamzat Chimaev. After Usman suffered a KO loss to Leon Edwards to lose his title and then dropped a decision in the trilogy, many expected him to retire from MMA. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ is 36 years old but has dealt with knee issues for a long
Anthony Smith and Michael Bisping are tackling the subject of Israel Adesanya and his ex-girlfriend on their podcast. As MMA commentators and analysts, Anthony Smith and Michael Bisping meet weekly on their YouTube channel to discuss some of the sport’s hottest topics. They often break down fights, speak about ongoing fields, and go over some
Anthony Smith is quite ready to hang up his gloves despite a disappointing loss against Johnny Walker at UFC Charlotte. ‘Lionheart’ dropped his second straight inside the Octagon, coming up short against streaking standout Johnny Walker. Following the loss, Smith was bombarded with a series of attacks on social media. Unfortunately, it’s not all that
Top light heavyweights collide! Former UFC title challenger Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith meets Johnny Walker in the co-main event of UFC Charlotte. The fight takes place in the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Round 1: Smith and Walker don’t throw much strikes in the first minute. Smith lands a leg kick on Walker. Walker throws
Michael Bisping and Anthony Smith are taking a look at the UFC 288 main event. There is a huge bantamweight title fight coming up in New Jersey this weekend at UFC 288. UFC champion Aljamain Sterling will put his belt on the line against former two-division champion Henry Cejudo. This fight is being dubbed as
Anthony Smith doesn’t expect to see Jon Jones take on Russian heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich before hanging up his gloves for good. Pavlovich made waves in the UFC’s biggest division after securing his sixth-straight first-round knockout against perennial contender Curtis Blaydes at a UFC Fight Night event on April 22. Moving to 18-1 overall, many
Anthony Smith said he understood Nate Diaz because it’s only right to choke somebody out if he is considered a threat “Lionheart” thinks UFC fighters are likely to get in trouble whenever they are out clubbing or in the streets Anthony Smith didn’t need to hear more about the recent street fight Nate Diaz had
Anthony Smith dishes on his feelings about being demoted on the UFC on ABC fight card. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UFC has not been traveling as much as it had previously. Now that the world is opened back up events are starting to return to markets that they have been missing.
Anthony Smith broke down why Leon Edwards would assume Jorge Masvidal is an easier opponent than Colby Covington “Lionheart” said “Rocky” has a strong argument for wanting “Gamebred” over “Chaos” Anthony Smith thinks reigning UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has all the reasons why he would rather have Jorge Masvidal as his next title challenger
Anthony Smith opened up about his weight miss ahead of UFC 283 in January. In January, the UFC returned to Brazil with a light heavyweight championship main event between former titleholder Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill. While not scheduled for the event, Smith made the long trip to act as the headliner’s official backup in
Anthony Smith expected Jon Jones to dominate on the ground, but not quite as quickly as he did on Saturday night. After ruling over the 205-pound division for more than a decade, Jon Jones made his long-awaited transition to the heavyweight division over the weekend. Needless to say, ‘Bones’ did not disappoint. Opening as a
Anthony Smith credited Jake Paul’s “aura” but he doesn’t think the YouTuber is ready for the next level in boxing “Lionheart” thinks Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou’s recent debate is only good for marketing at this point Anthony Smith thinks Jake Paul did everything right across the board despite losing to Tommy Fury and Jon