Anthony "Lionheart" Smith discussed his upcoming fight with Hector Lombard at UFC Fight Night 116 in Pittsburgh, and the sacrifices he makes for his career.
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The good news: he called. Or, at least his matchmaker did.
A lot of fighters believe they belong in the UFC. Even with some top-level pros either moving to or staying put in other promotions like Bellator or the World Series of Fighting, Zuffa LLC’s bread and butter is still the most widely followed and highly regarded promotion in professional combat sports. However, for every fighter that may belong there, there are dozens that aren’t quite at that level.
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When a relatively young, 27-year-old fighter continuously pines for a spot in the big show, it’s not unusual for people to largely ignore him, write him off, or even go so far as to sit on their keyboards and lob social-media insults at him. The louder a guy gets, the more the trolls awake. But, every once in a while, there truly is a diamond lying in the rough.
Five Middleweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign in 2021
Welcome to year eight of the annual “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, in which we’ll examine five MMA prospects per division the UFC should sign in the upcoming year.
This series started during my time as a writer for Bleacher Report, continued through my tenures at Today’s Knockout and FanSided, and now it stays alive another year here at Combat Press.
Let’s examine the middleweight division, a weight class that has been filling up with talent. It’s been a roller-coaster ride in terms of title changes and growth in this weight class.