Well-known UFC rostered welterweight Anthony Smith revealed how he fought the robbers.
"I really didn't think long at that point. It was more dangerous for my kids and my wife, so I wasn't worried about getting into a fight with him. I knew this guy had broken into my house and I had a tough time with him, but the reality is I beat him to a pulp. He then spent a long time in the hospital with brain swelling trying not to die. But that didn't really bother me. It was horrible at the time because it was unexpected, but over time it completely stopped bothering me. I said he was the most resilient competitor. I didn't say he almost beat me. He was just very tough because he wouldn't stop. He was on drugs, so he was just super crazy. I said he was tough, but I didn't say he was good. He just never stopped. To summarize, I'd never hit a man so hard in my life. I was really tired during that time. I was also really tired in the fight with Volkan Ozdemir," Smith said.
Anthony Smith, former UFC bantamweight title challenger, explained why he lost in his last fight to Khalil Rountree.
Jose Aldo, former UFC featherweight champion, has created what he believes is the perfect fighter. Notably, the Brazilian has taken two of his "skils" - striking and knockdown defense.
jab and knockdown defense - Jose Aldo;
Submissions - Charles Oliveira;
jaw strength - Max Holloway;
cardio - Merab Dvalishvili;
kickdowns - George St. Pierre;
grappling - Demian Maia.
Jose Aldo's next fight will be against Jonathan Martinez. Their fight will take place on the night of May 5 in Rio de Janeiro as part of the co-main event of UFC 301.
In his last fight, Jose Aldo lost by unanimous decision to Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili.
Anthony Smith, a welterweight, compared the organization's current and former lightweight champions Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
"Islam is a more versatile fighter than Khabib. I think Islam has better striking technique, and he's probably better at going for parterre holds. He's definitely better at leg kicks. So he has more skills. But Khabib was incredibly good at what he did. He was good at imposing his will on any opponent. I would say that Islam is more 'skilful', but Khabib was still better because of the fact that he had a strong side where there was just nowhere to be better."
Jon Jones, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, spoke to a fight fan on social media about Tom Aspinall, the promotion's interim champion in the division.
Fan: "Tom is literally the interim UFC heavyweight champion."
Jones: "From my perspective, he's more of a number one contender after Stipe."
Aspinall didn't have anything to say in response, only adding a photo on social media of the moment he asks Jones about their fight.
Jones just recently had his first training session after a long layoff due to recovering from an injury. His next fight will be against Stipe Miocic, a former heavyweight champion.
On the night of May 5, Las Vegas will host an evening of boxing headlined by a bout between Saul Alvarez and Jaime Munguia. The preliminary card starts at 01:00. The main card will start at 03:00. Below is the link to the broadcast and the event card:
Main card
Saul Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) - Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs)
Mario Barrios (28-2, 18 KOs) - Fabian Maidana (22-2, 16 KOs)
Brandon Figueroa (24-1-1, 18 KOs) - Jessie Magdaleno (29-2, 18 KOs)
Eimantas Stanyonis (14-0, 9 KOs) - Gabriel Maestre (6-0-1, 5 KOs)
Vito Melnicki, Jr. (17-1, 12 KOs) - Ronald Cruz (19-3-1, 12 KOs)
Jesus Ramos (20-1, 16 KOs) - Johan Gonzalez (34-2, 33 KOs)
Tentative card
Alan David Picasso (27-0-1, 15 KOs) - Damien Vazquez (17-3-1, 9 KOs)
Gabriel Valenzuela (28-3-1, 17 KOs) - Jose Angulo (16-8, 9 KOs)
William Skull (21-0, 9 KOs) - Sean Hemphill (16-1, 10 KOs)
Jabine Chollet (9-0, 7 KOs) - Julian Bridges (4-0, 2 KOs)
Adrian Torres (7-0, 6 KOs) - Arsen Poghosyan (3-1-1, 2 KOs)
Reigning UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has not ruled out that after his fight with Miocic, he will meet light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira in the octagon. The Brazilian has accepted the challenge, and is ready to fight "Bones."
"We are both professionals. I have nothing against John, I have nothing but respect for him. We're both trying to accomplish something. I feel like we would be able to give the fans an exciting fight. If it does happen, it would be fantastic. We have fans that want it. We have athletes who want it. We have the organization to make it happen. Yes, there are other athletes in the division that need to move on, so we need to look at the best way to do it. If the UFC gives us the green light and they show interest, we can make it happen. It would be a real war. It would be a very entertaining show for the fans...," Yahoo Sports quoted Pereira as saying.
UFC welterweight Anthony Smith has given Dustin Porier advice for his upcoming bout with the organization's lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.
"If I were coaching Dustin, we would need to, first and foremost, work on not letting Islam press us. And not to drive us to the net in any way. As soon as he gets into a position for a tekdown at the net, that's the end of it. He's definitely going to transfer you. So we have to figure out how to get him to back off and not get us at the net. And we'd have to attack a lot ourselves and get forward. And yeah, I would probably advise Dustin not to try the guillotine. You know how Dustin likes to jump for that hold. But if the choke fails, you're just giving Islam the top position. And you might stay there for the rest of the round. That's if you're lucky enough to make it to the end. You've got to be able to work at maximum pace. Work the body. Low kicks. That's probably the second most important part of the gameplan. You've got to kick his legs out. That's going to slow him down, make him less explosive...".
UFC welterweightAnthony Smith gave his prediction for the upcoming bout between Alexander Volkov and Sergey Pavlovic.
"The Pavlovic vs. Volkov fight is very interesting to me. It's just super. I'm still a little bit more leaning towards Pavlovic winning. Because Volkov, despite all his strengths, is still not a puncher. He won't put you out with one punch. And it will be a little bit easier for Pavlovic, because he'll be able to find the right distance and start throwing his bombs, and it will be hard to move him, especially for a tall guy like Volkov. All in all, a very cool and interesting fight."
Recall that Pavlovic's fight with Volkov will take place on June 22 at the UFC event in Saudi Arabia.
UFC heavyweight championJon Jones has spoken out about a possible fight with the organization's bantamweight champion Alex Pereira.
"A fight with Pereira after the Stipe Miocic fight could be the next big step that could be taken. This killer has already defeated so many champions, he's already a legend to millions of people. My fight with him is the biggest thing the UFC can do. Give Alex a chance to avenge all those great Brazilian champions I defeated," Jones wrote on social media.
Recall that Jones recently trained for the first time after a long recovery from an injury he suffered in preparation for his fight with Stipe Miocic.
