{"id":314780,"date":"2019-05-27T16:34:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T23:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=314780"},"modified":"2019-05-27T16:34:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T23:34:40","slug":"luke-rockhold-expects-anthony-smith-to-be-put-in-his-place-by-alexander-gustafsson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/luke-rockhold-expects-anthony-smith-to-be-put-in-his-place-by-alexander-gustafsson\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold expects Anthony Smith to be ‘put in his place’ by Alexander Gustafsson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before Anthony Smith fought Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title at UFC 235, former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold called him out. The 34-year-old pointed to Smith\u2019s resume to show just how easy it was to get a title shot at 205-pounds, which “Lionheart” didn’t like.<\/p>\n

Since then, the two have gone back-and-forth in interviews<\/a>. And, now Rockhold expects Alexander Gustafsson to put Smith in his place when the two fight this weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just me coming into this division, I wanted a fight, he seemed like a logical opponent,\u201d Rockhold said on The MMAHour<\/a>. \u201cAnd then they trot him up and Jon picked him off as an easy fight. So [Jones] basically made the UFC take it, and I just didn\u2019t think much of the matchup, and obviously, I don\u2019t think the rest of the world thought much of the matchup once it happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a problem telling the truth, so I don\u2019t think much of him,\u201d added Rockhold. \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s a credible character in the division, really. He is about to get shut down. He\u2019s about to get it [from Gustafsson at UFC Stockholm]. He\u2019s going to get beat up bad, back-and-back, and be put in his place, just like I said.\u201d<\/p>\n

If Smith does lose, as Rockhold expects, the former middleweight champion doesn’t plan on fighting him. Rather, the only way the two of them fight is if Smith can beat Gustafsson and Rockhold beats Jan Blachowicz.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense after he gets his ass beat by Gustafsson, so I\u2019m going to focus on what\u2019s ahead and what\u2019s in the moment,\u201d Rockhold said. \u201cI\u2019m going to go handle business and I\u2019m going to look ahead. I never really look behind. \u2026 If he gets past Gustafsson, if he defies expectations, then that\u2019s a fight I will definitely entertain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you think would win a fight between Luke Rockhold and Anthony Smith? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0BJPenn.com<\/a>\u00a0at 5\/27\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before Anthony Smith fought Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title at UFC 235, former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold called him out. The 34-year-old pointed to Smith\u2019s resume to show just how easy it was to get a title shot at 205-pounds, which “Lionheart” didn’t like. 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