Anthony Smith: ‘I know I can beat Jon Jones’ in a rematch

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Wild

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Anthony Smith was beaten soundly by reigning UFC light heavyweight champion and pound-for-pound No. 1 Jon Jones at UFC 235, but ‘Bones’ has hardly looked impressive in follow-up fights against Thiago Santos and Dominick Reyes.

Smith, on the other hand, rebounded from the Jones loss with a submission win over former light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Fight Night 153 and ‘Lionheart’ couldn’t be any more confident about his chances against Jones in a rematch.

Speaking of his upcoming light heavyweight bout with Glover Teixeira at UFC Lincoln, which is likely to be postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19, Smith believes a win ought…


Anthony Smith: ‘I know I can beat Jon Jones’ in a rematch
 

Wild

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I think he could beat Jones as well, but got lulled into watching Jon in the first fight and let himself get pick apart. Gotta go after him if he gets another shot.
 

HEATH VON DOOM

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I'm glad he is angling for a rematch but after the beating he took there wouldnt be much interest. UFC needs to throw a truckload of cash at JJ and DC to fight at HW.
 

tang

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That’s what everyone says...

The ones who had 2nd opportunities failed miserably
 

Rambo John J

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That’s what everyone says...

The ones who had 2nd opportunities failed miserably
true
and it is also true that both rematches included picograms and positive tests

an enigma inside of an enigma
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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What in the fuck is he rambling about?

In the 4th round Herb Dean was all like "Hey, Smith. You want this belt?" and the fucking guy said no. Dude was more concerned about placating his ego than he was anything else, he doesn't deserve another shot at Jones.
 

Rambo John J

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What in the fuck is he rambling about?

In the 4th round Herb Dean was all like "Hey, Smith. You want this belt?" and the fucking guy said no. Dude was more concerned about placating his ego than he was anything else, he doesn't deserve another shot at Jones.
it would have been a win but not a belt
at least that is what I heard
of course I could be wrong about that so take my words with grain o salt
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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You've given me a thought Rambo John J @Inside Job

If the champion can't lose the belt on DQ, maybe JBJ keeps cheating because there's no chance of losing his belt, like the Honky Tonk Man.
 

TheAwkwardTitan

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I wonder how many ridiculous talents MMA has lost just because they're too smart to have the typical, delusional mindset fighters like Smith have.
 

MondoIDIOT

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I say we put Reyes vs santos- winner gets Jones rematch


Anthony Smith can fight someone else