Anthony Smith Biography
Anthony Smith is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight division. He has been competing professionally since 2008. He was signed to UFC in 2014 but was released from the organization only to be re-signed in 2016. He is the current rank #3 of the official UFC light heavyweight rankings.
His nickname is “Lionheart” and he formerly competed for Strikeforce and Bellator. He is number 3 in official UFC light heavyweight rankings as of November 7, 2018.
He won the Performance of the Night Award after he won his fight against Volkan Oezdemir by submission on the third round.
Anthony Smith Age
He was born July 26, 1988, in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.
Anthony Smith Height/Weight
The American mix martial artist stands at an estimated height of 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 93 kilograms.
Anthony Smith Family
He was born in Corpus Christi and grew up in Nebraska City. He was raised by his single mother and his grandmother for his father was absent. The details regarding the names of his parents and his siblings if he has any are not disclosed yet. He is of American nationality.
He dropped out of high school in the middle of his senior year and started working full time as a concrete finisher till 2016.
Anthony Smith Wife
Anthony Smith, 30, is a married man and is also father to three children all of them are daughters. He married his longtime girlfriend but there are no details about his wife turned girlfriend.
Anthony has also never disclosed any information about his wife and how his relationship with her started. He often posts pictures of his family on his Instagram account.
Anthony Smith MMA
He began his career in 2008 fighting mainly for local promotions in the midwestern United States. He made his professional record of 13-7 wins against WEC Veterans, Logan Clark and losses to UFC veterans like Jake and Jesse Forbes before he joined and signed with Strikeforce.
He made his debut after signing with Strikeforce on July 22, 2011, at Strikeforce challengers which he won with a KO. He fought several fights, winning more and losing less and then moved to UFC(Ultimate Fighting Championship). He made his debut facing Antonio Braga Neto on June 8, 2013, and lost the game and then released from UFC.
He then moved to Bellator MMA and made his debut facing Victor Moreno at Bellator 117 on April 18, 2014, and won the match. He resigned to the UFC on February 16, 2016, and won the first game against Leonardo Augusto. Later he faced Volkan Oezdemir on October 27, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 138 and won the fight by submission in the third round and this earned him the Performance of the Night Award.
On March 2, 2019, He faced Jon Jones and he lost to him.
Anthony Smith UFC
On February 16, 2016, Smith was re-signed to the UFC. He faced promotional newcomer Leonardo Augusto Leleco on February 21, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 83, replacing an injured Trevor Smith.[18] He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Smith was briefly scheduled to face Scott Askham on July 8, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. However, Askham pulled out of the bout on April 28 and was replaced by Cezar Ferreira. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Smith next faced Elvis Mutapcic on December 3, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. He won the fight via TKO in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.
Smith faced Andrew Sanchez on April 15, 2017, at UFC on Fox 24. He won the fight via knockout due to a combination of knee and punches in the third round.
Smith faced Hector Lombard on September 16, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 116. He won the fight via technical knockout in the third round.
Smith faced Thiago Santos on February 3, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 125. He lost the fight via technical knockout. Both participants received a Fight of the Night bonus.
Anthony Smith Net Worth
The net worth of this famous fighter, Anthony Smith is not revealed yet and is still under review. He is one of the very successful fighters. He has made more than $500,000 through his fights at UFC. He is earning a good amount of money from her career.
Anthony Smith Jon Jones
His fight with Jim Jones took place yesterday at Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on March 2, 2019, at 5:00. The UFC 235 event ended in a win in favor of Jon Jones. Smith lost the fight for the Light Heavyweight title in Unanimous Decision.
Anthony Smith Vs Shogun
His fight with Mauricio Rua took place at Hamburg, Germany on July 22, 2018, at 1:29. The UFC Fight Night ended in a win in favor of Smith, he won by KO ( elbow and punches).
Anthony Smith Vs Volkan
In his previous two light heavyweight fights, Anthony Smith proved he can defeat opponents with fast finishes.
Smith proved he can find himself in deep waters in his new weight class and rally to win. And in doing so, he marked himself on the shortlist of contenders at 205 pounds.
The former middleweight nicknamed “Lionheart” rallied from a bad second round in his UFC Moncton main event against Volkan Oezdemir and scored a third-round submission win. The time of the stoppage at Avenir Centre in New Brunswick was 4:26.
The opening round was a hard-hitting affair, as both guys wasted little time landing heavy shots. Oezdemir, who had a size advantage, peppered Smith with leg kicks, but Smith found a home with overhands that connected strong.
Oezdemir took control of the fight in the second after the back-and-forth opener. The Switzerland native scored a takedown and quite simply bullied Smith on the mat for much of the round. With both fighters on their knees, but with Oezdemir in a better position, he reigned down punches to the head as Smith all but turtled to get out of the way.
But Smith turned things in his favor with a combination of toughness and guile, as he pushed forward and landed heavy hands. Smith feigned a punch, and when Oezdemir bit, Smith dropped him on a trip. Later, Smith dropped his hands, and as Oezdemir shot in, Smith scored a double-leg takedown.
From there it was just a matter of time, as Smith worked for the position on the bloodied Oezdemir and worked for the choke. It was deep, and Oezdemir valiantly battled and nearly escaped, but the second effort got the job done as Oesdemir tapped.
Smith, who had knockouts of former UFC light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Shogun Rua, improved to 31-13 in his career. He spent several minutes on the mat after his victory, which he attributed to Oezdemir’s leg kicks.
“He threw those leg kicks, man that dude kicks hard,” Smith said after his 28th career finish. “My leg is pretty banged up right now. … The first couple of rounds are going to be ugly. He’s so damn strong, so explosive, so damn good. I knew I had to be a nuisance, get him tired and get him in the later rounds.”
Oezdemir, who lost to then-light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier in his last bout at UFC 220, dropped to 17-3 with his second straight defeat.
Anthony Smith Vs Alexander Gustafsson
Anthony Smith earned an upset victory on Saturday when he became the second fighter to earn a submission win over Alexander Gustafsson. Smith forced Gustafsson to tap in the fourth round of their light heavyweight main event contest at UFC Stockholm. The finish silenced the crowd inside the Ericsson Globe who had come to see Gustafsson, the hometown hero fight in Sweden for the first time since he knocked out Glover Teixeira in the same arena in 2017.
Smith, who was coming off a March decision loss to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones entered the octagon as a +230 underdog to Gustafsson, who had challenged for the UFC 205-pound title in three previous matchups. Gustafsson was a -280 favorite.
Both fighters looked entirely relaxed during the introductions. Smith stared into the camera and delivered a message to his daughter while a light smattering of boos rained down on him from the partisan crowd. For his part, Gustafsson paced and encouraged the crowd as they cheered during his introduction.
From the start of the fight, the two men approached the contest very differently. Gustafsson looked to use constant movement and feints to wear down the cardio of his opponent and also avoid SMith’s strikes. Meanwhile, Smith sought to control the center of the cage and land a big power punch to bring the fight to an abrupt end. The majority of the first round felt like a feeling-out period for both fighters. There was some damage during the opening five minutes of the bout and that came when Gustafsson sustained a cut on his lead leg when he checked one of Smith’s first powerful kicks.
The first stanza was the least busy of the three full rounds of the fight. Gustafsson landed eight of the 27 significant strikes he attempted with the majority of those blows being leg kicks. Gustafsson landed just one strike to Smith’s head and seven to the legs of his opponent. Smith was slightly less busy than Gustafsson during the opening round, but he was more accurate. He landed 13 of his 26 attempted significant strikes. Like his foe, Smith was most successful with his leg kicks, landing seven. He also landed one body blow and five head strikes
Anthony Smith Highlights
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