Slated to return on short-notice at UFC 303 subsequent weekend, former mild heavyweight title challenger, Anthony Smith claims workings behind the scenes are pointing to the promotion’s want to pair him with occasion headliner, Alex Pereira – as he prepares to conflict with Carlos Ulberg.
Smith, the present quantity ten ranked divisional challenger, snapped a shedding run again in Might at UFC 301 in Brazil, handing the highly-touted, Vitor Petrino a surprising opening spherical defeat within the type of a guillotine choke submission.
And changing an injury-ridden former titleholder, Jamahal Hill at UFC 303 subsequent weekend throughout Worldwide Struggle Week, Nebraska native Smith will share a card with incumbent mild heavyweight greatest, Pereira – with the duo sharing a definite rivalry in current months specifically.
Anthony Smith envisions Alex Pereira title struggle quickly
Sharing his ideas on his probabilities of dealing with the Sao Paulo knockout king sooner or later, Smith claimed workings behind the scenes level to the group’s plans to place the 2 collectively within the Octagon – before later.
“It’s not misplaced on me the promotional state of affairs that we’re being put into,” Anthony Smith informed Submission Radio. “There’s some stuff behind the scenes which are taking place that I perceive why they’re doing it. Each UFC occasion is about up for regardless of the subsequent matchups are for the subsequent individuals, so I do know what I’m getting myself into.”
“I anticipate that he’s (Alex Pereira) going to proceed to do what he at all times does and take pictures at me and poke at me, in case you poke at me lengthy sufficient you’re going to get what you need and it’s been enjoyable for me as a result of I like him, truthfully.”
Headlining the cardboard, former middleweight champion, Pereira rematches one other ex-champion, Jiri Prochazka in a short-notice title struggle re-run on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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