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The UFC Fight Night 138 card in Moncton, New Brunswick, was not very good on paper, but it was a little better inside the Octagon.
MONCTON, NB – OCTOBER 27: (Right) Anthony Smith hits Swiss Volkan Oezdemir in his mid-heavyweight bout at the UFC Fight Night at Avenir Center on October 27, 2018 in Moncton, New Brunswick , Canada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
In the main event, Anthony "Lionheart" Smith, who regained momentum, extended his winning streak and climbed to the light heavyweight standings with a third-round win over Volkan Oezdemir, ranked 2nd. Smith has now won three consecutive bouts, all at 205 pounds, but his loss to Oezdemir has earned him his first win against a top-five opponent.
Oezdemir had positive moments in the first and second rounds with kicks and maximum control. However, Smith's game plan, as evidenced by an interview he granted to Shaheen Al-Shatti, of MMA Fighting, was to allow Oezdemir to get tired before playing the action.
Anthony Smith called his shot. That's what he told me this week about how things were going to get worse at # UFCMoncton. Until the end, the arrival of the R3. The beast. pic.twitter.com/LXzz2cshaQ
– Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) October 28, 2018
That's exactly what he did. In the third round, Smith started moving forward with hard, straight hands and blows. Oezdemir said the shots broke his nose and breathing. In the end, Smith takes a takedown at the right time and tries to take the back of Oezdemir. Once he locked his two hooks, Smith waited patiently for the opportunity to lock the throttle.
The opportunity arose and Smith ended the fight by strangling, forcing an Oezdemir to fire.
Anthony Smith (31-13) continues his rebirth at 205 pounds, surviving and smothering Volkan Oezdemir in the third round. "Lionheart" is 6-1 in his last seven; he finished 28 of 31 wins. # UFCMoncton pic.twitter.com/OJuN7TXunr
– Tanuki Usman (@Hamderlei) October 28, 2018
Smith was tired and was suffering the effects of kicking at Oezdemir 's leg, but he delivered one of the best post – fight interviews / calls for a shot at the title that I' ve got. I have never seen or heard.
He entered the No. 10 ranked fight in the division, but now, with a win over No. 2 fighter in his division, he could put his point forward in his next fight. Obviously, things are complicated and we will have to determine if he is suffering from leg injuries caused by kicking Oezdemir because he was limping badly after the fight, but no one is badier than Smith at the moment.
Anthony Smith (@ Lionheartsmith) showed the swelling of Volkan Oezdemir's legs to # UFCMoncton pic.twitter.com/XfxbNElBIm
– Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) October 28, 2018
Jon Jones is back in December and will face No. 1 contender Alexander Gustafsson. Jones also did not seem too impressed with Smith's victory.
It was OK https://t.co/lxGvqC5Pf0
– Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 28, 2018
According to what's going on with Daniel Cormier (if he's stripped of the 205-pound title), the winner of the Jones-Gustafsson bout could be the champion.
If this is the case, it is possible that Smith is looking to challenge the winner in 2019, especially if Cormier beats Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 and fights Brock Lesnar as expected next year. The other options are clashes with Dominick Reyes or the winner of the fight Ilir Latifi-Corey Anderson. These bouts could be a last step before giving Smith the chance to win the gold medal.
We may not know for sure what will happen before December, an important figure for the UFC light heavyweight division.
Smith's Victory earned him one of the performance bonuses. The other went to Don Madge for this bad finish of Te'Edwards by KO during the preliminary round of the UFC Fight Pbad:
Don Madge (8-3-1) blew up Te Edwards' hype, making a dominant first-round turn with the second-best shots! The two-time EFC champion has had a five-game winning streak; he finished the eight career victories. # UFCMoncton pic.twitter.com/icpTguXarl
– Tanuki Usman (@Hamderlei) October 27, 2018
Madge's victory was even more impressive because Edwards was such a prospect. He looked like a world champion in Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender series and had to make some noise in the UFC. He will have to wait for his second fight to make his mark.
Madge and Smith earned an extra $ 50,000 for their impressive finishes. The night fighting bonuses ($ 50,000 each) went to Nasrat Haqparast and Thibault Gouti. Their fall was clearly the best of the event. Haqparast won the well-deserved victory as a result of a unanimous decision, but Gouti's toughness and some of the bodywork that he had done on the second lap made the battle distracting.
Nasrat Haqparast barbequed with Thibault Gouti! Lord knows how the French survived this attack. # UFCMoncton pic.twitter.com/hplBaooGco
– Tanuki Usman (@Hamderlei) October 28, 2018
Here is an overview of all the results of the evening.
| correspond | Weight category | Results | Premium |
| Stevie Ray against Jessin Ayari | Lightweight | Ray by UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | |
| Arjan Bhullar against Marcelo Golm | Heavy weights | Bhullar (29-28, 29-28, 29-27) | |
| Dan Madge against Te Edwards | Lightweight | Madge by R2 KO | POTN – Madge |
| Sara Moras against Talita Bernardo | Bantamweight women | Bernardo by UD (30-27, 29-28 x2) | |
| Calvin Kattar vs. Chris Fishgold | Men's featherweight | Kattar by R1 TKO | |
| Thibault Gouti against Nasrat Haqparast | Lightweight | Haqparast by UD (29-27, 29-28, 30-26) | FOTN |
| Nordine Taleb vs. Sean Strickland | Welterweight | Strickland by R2 TKO | |
| Alex Garcia vs. Court McGee | Welterweight | McGee by UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-28) | |
| Gian Villante against Ed Herman | Light truck | Villante by SD (29-28×2, 28-29) | |
| Andre Soukhamthath against Jonathan Martinez | Bantamweight for men | Soukhamthath by UD (30-26, 29-28×2) | |
| Misha Cirkunov vs. Patrick Cummins | Light truck | Cirkunov by R1 SUB (Starter Triangle) | |
| Michael Johnson against Artem Lobov | Men's featherweight | Johnson by UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | |
| Volkan Oezdemir against Anthony Smith | Light truck | Smith by R3 SUB (rear naked choke) | Smith – POTN |
The next show for the UFC will be the UFC 230 payout featuring Cormier vs. Lewis next Saturday at Madison Square Garden. At one point, it seemed like a very strong card, but wounds and indecisive fighters wreaked havoc.
As things stand, it's always a chance to meet one of the greatest players of all time at Cormier. Stay tuned for pre-event coverage and a live blog of the event.
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The UFC Fight Night 138 card in Moncton, New Brunswick, was not very good on paper, but it was a little better inside the Octagon.
MONCTON, NB – OCTOBER 27: (Right) Anthony Smith hits Swiss Volkan Oezdemir in his mid-heavyweight bout at the UFC Fight Night at Avenir Center on October 27, 2018 in Moncton, New Brunswick , Canada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
In the main event, Anthony "Lionheart" Smith, who regained momentum, extended his winning streak and climbed to the light heavyweight standings with a third-round win over Volkan Oezdemir, ranked 2nd. Smith has now won three consecutive bouts, all at 205 pounds, but his loss to Oezdemir has earned him his first win against a top-five opponent.
Oezdemir had positive moments in the first and second rounds with kicks and maximum control. However, Smith's game plan, as evidenced by an interview he granted to Shaheen Al-Shatti, of MMA Fighting, was to allow Oezdemir to get tired before playing the action.
Anthony Smith called his shot. That's what he told me this week about how things were going to unfold in # UFCMoncton. Until the end, the arrival of the R3. The beast. pic.twitter.com/LXzz2cshaQ
– Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) October 28, 2018
That's exactly what he did. In the third round, Smith started moving forward with hard, straight hands and blows. Oezdemir said the shots broke his nose and breathing. In the end, Smith takes a takedown at the right time and tries to take the back of Oezdemir. Once he locked his two hooks, Smith waited patiently for the opportunity to lock the throttle.
The opportunity arose and Smith ended the fight by strangling, forcing an Oezdemir to fire.
Anthony Smith (31-13) continues his rebirth at 205 pounds, surviving and smothering Volkan Oezdemir in the third round. "Lionheart" is 6-1 in his last seven; he finished 28 of 31 wins. # UFCMoncton pic.twitter.com/OJuN7TXunr
– Tanuki Usman (@Hamderlei) October 28, 2018
Smith was tired and was suffering the effects of kicking at Oezdemir 's leg, but he delivered one of the best post – fight interviews / calls for a shot at the title that I' ve got. I have never seen or heard.
He entered the No. 10 ranked fight in the division, but now, with a win over No. 2 fighter in his division, he could put his point forward in his next fight. Obviously, things are complicated and we will have to determine if he is suffering from leg injuries caused by kicking Oezdemir because he was limping badly after the fight, but no one is badier than Smith at the moment.
Anthony Smith (@ Lionheartsmith) showed the swelling of Volkan Oezdemir's legs to # UFCMoncton pic.twitter.com/XfxbNElBIm
– Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) October 28, 2018
Jon Jones is back in December and will face No. 1 contender Alexander Gustafsson. Jones also did not seem too impressed with Smith's victory.
It was OK https://t.co/lxGvqC5Pf0
– Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) October 28, 2018
According to what's going on with Daniel Cormier (if he's stripped of the 205-pound title), the winner of the Jones-Gustafsson bout could be the champion.
If this is the case, it is possible that Smith is looking to challenge the winner in 2019, especially if Cormier beats Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 and fights Brock Lesnar as expected next year. The other options are clashes with Dominick Reyes or the winner of the fight Ilir Latifi-Corey Anderson. These bouts could be a last step before giving Smith the chance to win the gold medal.
We may not know for sure what will happen before December, an important figure for the UFC light heavyweight division.
Smith's Victory earned him one of the performance bonuses. The other went to Don Madge for this bad finish of Te'Edwards by KO during the preliminary round of the UFC Fight Pbad:
Don Madge (8-3-1) blew up Te Edwards' hype, making a dominant first-round turn with the second-best shots! The two-time EFC champion has had a five-game winning streak; he finished the eight career victories. # UFCMoncton pic.twitter.com/icpTguXarl
– Tanuki Usman (@Hamderlei) October 27, 2018
Madge's victory was even more impressive because Edwards was such a prospect. He looked like a world champion in Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender series and had to make some noise in the UFC. He will have to wait for his second fight to make his mark.
Madge and Smith earned an extra $ 50,000 for their impressive finishes. The night fighting bonuses ($ 50,000 each) went to Nasrat Haqparast and Thibault Gouti. Their fall was clearly the best of the event. Haqparast won the well-deserved victory as a result of a unanimous decision, but Gouti's toughness and some of the bodywork that he had done on the second lap made the battle distracting.
Nasrat Haqparast barbequed with Thibault Gouti! Lord knows how the French survived this attack. # UFCMoncton pic.twitter.com/hplBaooGco
– Tanuki Usman (@Hamderlei) October 28, 2018
Here is an overview of all the results of the evening.
| correspond | Weight category | Results | Premium |
| Stevie Ray against Jessin Ayari | Lightweight | Ray by UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | |
| Arjan Bhullar against Marcelo Golm | Heavy weights | Bhullar (29-28, 29-28, 29-27) | |
| Dan Madge against Te Edwards | Lightweight | Madge by R2 KO | POTN – Madge |
| Sara Moras against Talita Bernardo | Bantamweight women | Bernardo by UD (30-27, 29-28 x2) | |
| Calvin Kattar vs. Chris Fishgold | Men's featherweight | Kattar by R1 TKO | |
| Thibault Gouti against Nasrat Haqparast | Lightweight | Haqparast by UD (29-27, 29-28, 30-26) | FOTN |
| Nordine Taleb vs. Sean Strickland | Welterweight | Strickland by R2 TKO | |
| Alex Garcia vs. Court McGee | Welterweight | McGee by UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-28) | |
| Gian Villante against Ed Herman | Light truck | Villante by SD (29-28×2, 28-29) | |
| Andre Soukhamthath against Jonathan Martinez | Bantamweight for men | Soukhamthath by UD (30-26, 29-28×2) | |
| Misha Cirkunov vs. Patrick Cummins | Light truck | Cirkunov by R1 SUB (Starter Triangle) | |
| Michael Johnson against Artem Lobov | Men's featherweight | Johnson by UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | |
| Volkan Oezdemir against Anthony Smith | Light truck | Smith by R3 SUB (rear naked choke) | Smith – POTN |
The next show for the UFC will be the UFC 230 payout featuring Cormier vs. Lewis next Saturday at Madison Square Garden. At one point, it seemed like a very strong card, but wounds and indecisive fighters wreaked havoc.
As things stand, it's always a chance to meet one of the greatest players of all time at Cormier. Stay tuned for pre-event coverage and a live blog of the event.
