After his win at the UFC 301, Anthony Smith is on a high horse. The light heavyweight contender wants a shot at the divisional champion, Alex Pereira. And he’s ready to do anything to get that shot.
Anthony Smith isn’t just down to fight Alex Pereira – he’s down for literally anything Pereira throws his way. In a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, Smith issued a hilarious open challenge that has fight fans buzzing.
Anthony Smith is Open for Anything. Even Kick Boxing
He siad, “If he wants to fight, box, kickbox, wrestle, fcking thumb-wrestle, checkers, chess, Halo on Xbox, I don’t give a fck. Whatever he wants to do, the answer is yes.”
Pereira is a former Glory Kickboxing champion with a reputation for devastating knockout power. And facing him in the ring hasn’t turned out good for a lot of big named fighters including Israel Adesayna.
Recently, Pereira threw an unconventional challenge to Smith. A grappling match with a $50,000 wager. And to make it interesting Potan offered Smith to be able to start in a dominant position.
Smith responded after his win: “Alex Pereira said he would put up [$50,000], but I could start on his back? I could start on his back, hooks in, and I got five minutes to finish him, and he wants to put $50K up for it? I’ll take his $50K. I’ll take his money,”
Now, looking at the two guys going at it on social media and on different podcasts. It is safe to say that they will match up in the UFC soon. However, Potan is eyeing Jiri as his next challenger and has also talked about a move to the heavyweight. So, it will be interesting to see when this fight might happen.
In a recent interview, Blachowicz too expressed his desire for a rematch against the Potan. And the line to reach the LHW champion is growing by the day.
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