DWCS’ Elijah Smith credits father, UFC veteran Gilbert Smith for his career “I wouldn’t be here without him”

Interview with Elijah Smith beneath

Elijah Smith (6-1) discusses his bantamweight combat towards Aaron Tau (8-0) at DWCS On Sept. 18. Elijah additionally spoke about how this chance got here collectively, why his opponent is straightforward to determine and the impression his father, former UFC welterweight Gilbert Smith has had on his profession,

“I wouldn’t be right here if it wasn’t for him. Lots of people prefer to suppose I’ve been doing MMA my entire life, which isn’t the case. I began doing MMA in 2020 when Covid hit, the place like I stated, I used to be blessing sufficient to have a father that constructed his personal fitness center. It was simply him within the fitness center coaching, till I made a decision to take my first combat. From there it was historical past, he was in my nook since Day 1.” 

Masking MMA since 2008, James Lynch is a contract MMA journalist for MyMMANews and different notable shops. He is additionally a commentator for Rise Preventing Championships. Observe him on Twitter/Instagram @LynchOnSports

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