[ad_1]
MONCTON, Canada – Anthony Smith wants to fight Jon Jones winner against Alexander Gustafsson for the light heavyweight title after defeating Volkan Oezdemir in the main event of UFC Fight Night 138.
Smith (31-13 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has improved to 3-0 at 205 pounds on Saturday, when he scored Oezdemir in the third round (15-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) ). He claimed a title shot in the Octagon after, but Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who fights Gustafsson (18-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) for the title at UFC 232 on December 29 posted on social media that he was not impressed by the performance of "Lionheart".
Smith had an answer to that.
"He's not worried about that, what's he watching for?" Smith told reporters, including MMAjunkie, after the fight in the morning. UFC Fight Night 138. "Jon Jones should be worried about Alexander Gustafsson first, I think this performance was exactly what Jon Jones would hate, you're not going to get me out of here with a bit of flash and This is not going to happen, but if I were Jon Jones, I would probably be a little more worried about Alexander Gustafsson than Anthony Smith at the moment. "
UFC Fight Night 138's was held at the Future Center. Smith vs. Oezdemir has titled the main televised card on FS1 after the preliminary matches of FS2 and the UFC Fight Pass.
With consecutive victories (and finishes) over Oezdemir, Mauricio Rua and Rashad Evans, Smith believes he has strengthened his ability to fight for the belt once Jones and Gustafsson cease their activities. His preference would be to fight "Bones" because he wants to be the first to give his first real defeat to the former champion. And that will not happen if Jones does not focus on his next fight.
"(He's not going to win) if he's more focused on what I and Volkan Oezdemir are doing, that's of course," Smith said. "The best Jon Jones has to show up to win this fight. I imagine that with all this time, Jon is going to train. He says he did not train at all for the first game, so the real Jon Jones shows up, I guess he does. I hope he does it because that's what I want. This is not a lack of respect for Gustafsson. I want to be the man who will eliminate Jon Jones, but he has to go through Gus first. "
If Smith wins the title, it will not be until 2019. He said his preference would be to participate in the annual International Combat Week festivities in Las Vegas in July. he has no intention of backing into the cage.
"I'm going to go ahead and make this here right now: I said I will fight anybody, anytime, anywhere, but I will I also said that I needed a break, "Smith said. "My hand is pretty tight. We will definitely need an x-ray. My leg is shaken enough. So, I do not want any of those 205 idiots that are classified in the division – nothing against Dominick Reyes, but I can see it now. As soon as I get home on Monday, they will call for a fight, and I have already said that I need a break. I tell you right now: I take a break (explétive). I need a fucking break.
For full coverage of UFC Fight Night 138, see the UFC Events section of the site.
Source link
