Anthony Smith seemed to decide it was absolutely amazing that he was in a title fight in the UFC with the greatest LHW of all time and never quite overcame the awe over the moment to do anything meaningful.
Funaki had that same look in his eyes when he fought Rickson. Same with GSP the first time he fought Hughes. Ditto Forrest Griffin when he fought Anderson and nearly everyone who ever fought DJ. Smith gave up midway through the first round and held on for the moral victory. He ate some tough shots, but it's pretty telling how much it throws Jones off his game when he hits guys with his best shot and they keep coming. We also saw this in the OSP fight. Pretty much how Nate beat Conor. 205 needs a Takayama who's just ready to go to the fires of Hell if that belt is ever going to change hands.
Funaki had that same look in his eyes when he fought Rickson. Same with GSP the first time he fought Hughes. Ditto Forrest Griffin when he fought Anderson and nearly everyone who ever fought DJ. Smith gave up midway through the first round and held on for the moral victory. He ate some tough shots, but it's pretty telling how much it throws Jones off his game when he hits guys with his best shot and they keep coming. We also saw this in the OSP fight. Pretty much how Nate beat Conor. 205 needs a Takayama who's just ready to go to the fires of Hell if that belt is ever going to change hands.