{"id":296835,"date":"2019-01-02T15:29:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T23:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=296835"},"modified":"2019-01-02T15:29:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T23:29:27","slug":"anthony-smith-ready-to-fight-jon-jones-at-any-time-im-the-only-legitimate-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-smith-ready-to-fight-jon-jones-at-any-time-im-the-only-legitimate-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Smith ready to fight Jon Jones at any time, ‘I’m the only legitimate threat’"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent years, title challengers in the 205-pound light heavyweight division have come few and far between. As of right now, Anthony Smith feels he’s the very clear next challenge to the once again champion, Jon Jones.<\/p>\n

At UFC 232 this past Saturday night, Jones regained the division’s title by defeating his old foe, Alexander Gustafsson via third-round TKO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The fight acted as Jones’ first since July 2017.<\/p>\n

Since that time, middleweight veteran Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith had moved up to the light heavyweight division and started making instant waves by knocking out former champions with ease.<\/p>\n

Currently riding a three-fight winning streak with his most recent win coming over former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir, Smith believes now is his time to challenge Jones.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m the only legitimate threat to Jon Jones,\u201d Smith told FloCombat<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m the only one that\u2019s even got the capability of beating Jon Jones in the entire division. I think that\u2019s gotta be next. I think I\u2019m the next guy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no one else out there who\u2019s going to give Jon a fight. There\u2019s no one who\u2019s going to threaten him and there\u2019s no one anyone else wants to see him against. Jon fought well [against Gustafsson], he really did, but he looked human. That\u2019s one of my biggest takeaways from that. He didn\u2019t look special to me and I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s my own ego where I\u2019m looking at Jon as this phenomenal, unstoppable puzzle like a lot of people do.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see a lot of places to take advantage of Jon and I saw a lot of places on Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n

At UFC 232, Smith was working the desk as an analyst for the first time. On the post-fight show, he and Jones had a brief back and forth during Jones’ post-fight interview which started with Smith asking if Jones was doing anything in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will fight him tomorrow,” Smith said. \u201cJuly just sounded cool, you know, with International Fight Week. Also, I thought Jon had a bunch of commission sh*t he had to clear up, so that was just something off the cuff I said. July in Vegas just sounded cool. I will fight Jon Jones tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he\u2019s still in shape and can make 205, we can go at it this weekend. I don\u2019t care. I will fight Jon Jones any time, anywhere, any place, it doesn\u2019t matter. I am ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, the ‘commission sh*t’ that Smith eludes to is in regards to the controversy that built up to UFC 232<\/a> when Jones got the whole event relocated due to the Nevada State Athletic Commission not licensing him to fight.<\/p>\n

Because of that whole scenario accompanied by Jones’ past with drug test failures, it puts things going forward into question with the champion. However, Smith couldn’t care less.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I do know is Jon Jones has steroids in his system,” Smith stated. “That\u2019s black and white and I think it\u2019s absolute bullsh*t. On the flipside, I\u2019ll fight him regardless. It doesn\u2019t matter to me. I think performance-enhancing drugs, it enhances your f*cking performance but Jon wouldn\u2019t be the only fighter I\u2019ve fought who would be on PEDs. I\u2019m not na\u00efve enough to think everybody I\u2019ve fought so far has been clean, ’cause I don\u2019t believe that either.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, I want to fight Jon Jones. I think I\u2019m the only one who can beat Jon Jones. I think I\u2019m the guy who can. I think I\u2019m the only person in the whole f*cking division who can be competitive with him. I think he\u2019ll walk through everybody else. I really do. I just think I have the right style and the right mentality and I don\u2019t give a sh*t what\u2019s in his blood. If Jon and I were fighting and Dana White called me five days before the fight and said Jon popped, I would ask him not to tell anybody. I\u2019ll fight him anyways because I\u2019m that confident that I can beat Jones. Yes, I think he\u2019s a cheater. Yes, I think he\u2019s dirty. Yes, I\u2019ll fight him anyways.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith the fight to make at light heavyweight?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 1\/2\/2018<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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