I believe Anthony Smith is a terrible matchup for Jiri.

[Destino2018]

I cannot for the life of me understand why, but I just get this feeling that if they met in the Octagon, Jiri is getting finished.

 

[MoneyMcGrabber]

He might have a grappling advantage.
But Jiri sure KOs him standing up.

 

[Krixes]

Jiri would take his head clean off.....

 

[BooBoyMan]

But Jiri sure KOs him standing up.

Wouldn't be too sure about that actually. Smith is good at fighting off his backfoot. I could see Jiri getting countered badly, but I thought that would happen with Reyes as well lol.

 

[Ares Black]

Prochazka murders him inside the first round.

 

[mb23100]

Good fight I'd watch. Jiri by highlight reel ko

 

[lyndon955]

Jiri would KO him stiff


I like Anthony a lot and he's a genuinely skilled guy who is also as tough as nails but Jiri has been looking goddamn special recently

I think it'll take a top tier wrestler or someone with Rumble type one hit power to beat him at the moment

 

[Jonathan Utah]

Jiri will win via summoning the samurai spirits.

 

[BooBoyMan]

He's nowhere close to a terrible match-up but it'd definitely be a good fight while it lasted. Jiri would obviously be the favorite but people underestimate Smith.

 

[PrepareForGlory]

Jiri isn't unbeatable. He was nearly KO'd vs. Volkan multiple times and he WAS KO'd (by his own admission) very briefly by the upkick vs Reyes.

Smith would give him a better fight than either Blachowicz or Glover in my opinion.

 

[MoneyMcGrabber]

Jiri has long arms and knows how to manage distance well.

Wouldn't be too sure about that actually. Smith is good at fighting off his backfoot. I could see Jiri getting countered badly, but I thought that would happen with Reyes as well lol.

 

[Dionysian]

At least try to pretend you have a reason ha. Say something about his striking style or grappling or SOMETHING that shows there's some sort of logic to this.

 

[Gio]

I never thought that I actually like that match up, nice suggestion TS.

Lionheart has good chin, underrated power, and certainly won't get fazed going wild in there with him. Jiri doesn't like when he's getting hit and would be interesting to see how he matches with a guy who not only have boxing, but elbows, knees, and kicks as well.

 

[ExitLUPin]

Smith is a gatekeeper. Jiri would ruin him inside 2.

 

[BigDramaShow26]

Jiri is gonna get highlight reeled by somebody. It could honestly be anyone. The guy fights as reckless as can be. It has worked for him so far. At some point it won't. Its similar to Gaethje when he was undefeated. Eventually he got got.

 

[legcramp]

Clearly he would put up a good scrap with Jira unless Jira all of a sudden turns into a grappler. Could easily see Smith land a counter by the way he looked last night, he just couldn't miss and Jiri is wild.

 

[ifindgifsforjackslack]

Yeah I can see this.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

jiri’s gonna get slept someday soon but i don’t think smith is cracking his chin and while smith has great low kicks, he throws them with no setup begging for a right hand counter. jiri’s right hand is like lightning.

the only path to victory i can see for smith is roughing jiri up in the clinch and maybe tripping for a TD. smith’s got great knees to the body and head, plus his elbows aren’t bad either.

overall, i think jiri wins inside 2 rounds but it’s a winnable fight for smith with the right gameplan.

 

[The Legendary Scarface]

Jiri is definitely prone to getting clipped with his style but he's also so damn tricky offensively that guys are too worried about what's coming their way to hurt him. I wouldn't mind this fight and would take Jiri by KO. He's a wild man and I'm Al in , fuck it.

 

[FEDORFAN44]

When smith fought in elite xc i thought he would never really be a great fighter.The last 5 years or so I have become a fan of him and like watching him fight.I think he will be a great commentator when he is done fighting.with that being said I think jiri would smash him early.he has that balls to the walls aggression that has caused smith a ton of trouble in the past.i thought Volkan and gus would beat him too so what do I know?