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Honestly I say yes, like if we can cut overeem and JDs when we did its surely smiffs time
Yeah but I think his potential in the UFC has been fully explored, he’s 12-9 in the UFC and almost 40. Fighting for the title will never happen for him at this point. He’s only getting older and will spend less time at the top. If he’s not done fighting maybe he can fight nemkov or Bader someone else somewhere else, he’s no longer elite and his potential has been reached it’s best for him to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond at this pointNo, there's far worse LHWs on the roster than him.
Sherdog has a shitty take on Smith. Dude's not the most skilled guy in the world, and he talks a lot, which puts a target on his back, but he's absolutely got a serious heart and toughness. Thats unquestionable. He's definitely washed up, though.
He also took that fight on short notice.. against a VERY dangerous guy.. and the odds had him at a disadvantage..
I don't know why people are turning on him, the odds were against him for the get go in this one.. he had self belief and I credit him for going out there.
To be a successful fighter, you have to have self belief. That seems to rub people the wrong way on here - little insecure manlets.
I’m so high rn I read that as Guns n Roses.
Khalil knew it was done. He posed like that for the lolz.aaaaand the Lionfart dance is born lol someone shoop him next to brock lesnar and johnny walker at a club with randy in the foreground rockin his head to the music
Yeah but I think his potential in the UFC has been fully explored, he’s 12-9 in the UFC and almost 40. Fighting for the title will never happen for him at this point. He’s only getting older and will spend less time at the top. If he’s not done fighting maybe he can fight nemkov or Bader someone else somewhere else, he’s no longer elite and his potential has been reached it’s best for him to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond at this point
Looks like Khalil is waiting for Smith to roll back against the cage, so he can pull a Yoel/rockhold.
That Smith sick dance move before the stoppage was so cool though, looks like Swing on drugs
Well said. I don't know why a lot of people on here think anyone that isn't champion material has no place and needs to hang them up or go off to PFL. Like comon. Not everyone on the roster is going to be champion. That's just the reality and there's nothing wrong with that.I'm an Anthony Smith fan, but sometimes it's hard to watch...and what makes it hard is that when he wins, he's winning very dominantly, and when he loses he just looks out of his league. Prior to his current 1-3 skid, he had 3 finishes in a row with none of the fights seeing a second round...that's not the kind of fighter you want to cut/see retire, but against the upper tier he's struggling. I think he deserves another fight or two against back end of the top 10-15 competition and then we can reevaluate...He will never see the championship, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a place.
I'm an Anthony Smith fan, but sometimes it's hard to watch...and what makes it hard is that when he wins, he's winning very dominantly, and when he loses he just looks out of his league. Prior to his current 1-3 skid, he had 3 finishes in a row with none of the fights seeing a second round...that's not the kind of fighter you want to cut/see retire, but against the upper tier he's struggling. I think he deserves another fight or two against back end of the top 10-15 competition and then we can reevaluate...He will never see the championship, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a place.
Worst take. Even in the Khalil fight he was turning back to continue fighting even though he was fully done. He didn't quit in either of those fights. He just got beaten by a better fighter and finished in those fights. No shame in that.Smith almost got a title shot off some BS but dude has no heart. Dudes nickname is literally Lion Heart but is the opposite. In the Glover fight he clearly attempted to get his corner to stop it "he knocked my teeth out." Dude wanted out. Now he gets rocked and turtles into a ball. He should be PFL bound but the UFC likes him for some reason. I'm guessing he gets Cutalabba next to save his job.