Former mild heavyweight title challenger, Anthony Smith has boldly claimed he might care much less about T.J. Dillashaw’s opinion on his future title probabilities within the UFC, nevertheless, didn’t anticipate Rampage Jackson to supply him an on-site scrap in the event that they cross paths.
Smith, who has been sidelined since UFC 310 again in December of final yr, most lately succumbed to a knockout loss towards fellow former mild heavyweight title challenger, Dominick Reyes, following a previous choice loss towards Georgian contender, Roman Dolidze.
And planning his retirement combat for later this yr as quickly as April, claiming he might be hanging up his gloves, win lose or draw following his subsequent outing within the Octagon.
Anthony Smith “shocked” by Rampage Jackson’s outburst geared toward him
Nonetheless, this week, Nebraska veteran, Smith got here underneath hearth by former mild heavyweight champion, Jackson for allegedly refusing to reply a textual content message so as to squash a beef — following feedback from Dillashaw, nevertheless, Smith claims he blindsided by the previous champion’s outburst.
“I was shocked,” Anthony Smith instructed Submission Radio. I used to be shocked. I knew that there was an opportunity that, (T.J.) Dillashaw was going to be pissed—which I don’t care about. And I knew Bear was in all probability going to be pissed too. However I didn’t assume for a second that Rampage (Jackson) can be upset.
“He was mad because he thought I was rehashing the fact that he had made fun of me at one point in time, and that I insinuated he brings people on just to make fun of them,” Anthony Smith defined. “And, you know, maybe I could have been a little more careful when I was talking about that.”
