{"id":332669,"date":"2019-11-20T06:24:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T14:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=332669"},"modified":"2019-11-20T06:24:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T14:24:48","slug":"anthony-smith-explains-what-corey-anderson-must-do-to-get-ufc-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-smith-explains-what-corey-anderson-must-do-to-get-ufc-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Smith explains what Corey Anderson must do to get UFC title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith has taken the time to explain what he believes divisional rival Corey Anderson must do in order to earn a title shot against Jon Jones.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Anderson recently made headlines with a stunning TKO win over rising star Johnny Walker, before going on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-responds-to-crybaby-corey-anderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a tirade regarding how he feels he has been treated (opens in a new tab)\">a tirade regarding how he feels he has been treated<\/a> by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Ultimate Fighter seems happy to sit and wait for his title shot, which isn&#8217;t something that Smith can understand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Smith made it clear during a segment on MMA Tonight that he believes in working your way up to the top, which is what he did back in 2018 with wins over Rashad Evans, Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua and Volkan Oezdemir before challenging Jon Jones for the title.<\/p>\r\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAonSiriusXM\/status\/1191910929241382913<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cI just beat the next guy,\u201d Smith said about how he earned a title shot (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/anthony-smith-unleashes-frustration-with-corey-anderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA News (opens in a new tab)\">MMA News<\/a><em>)<\/em>. \u201cWhen the UFC said, \u2018Oh, what do you think\u2019s next?\u2019 \u2018Whoever you think is next. Who do I gotta beat to get to a title shot?\u2019 \u2018Well, Volkan Oezdemir\u2019s number 2.\u2019 \u2018Give me that f***ing guy then.\u2019 And that\u2019s what I did. Sometimes you gotta put your head down, and you gotta work, and stop complaining all the time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cJust put your head down, and beat the next guy, and don\u2019t complain about it,\u201d Smith continued. \u201cAnd then, every once in a while, try to be a little bit exciting and stop talking shit about the guys that are doing it right. You want to talk shit about Thiago Santos? Thiago Santos got a title shot. You want to talk shit about me? I got a title shot. So instead of talking shit, maybe emulate what we do a little bit, try to get a goddamn finish, stop talking shit about the UFC, and just beat the next guy. It\u2019s that simple.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand this formula in his head, it\u2019s like he\u2019s doing brain surgery. It\u2019s not that hard. I\u2019m the next guy that you have to beat. It\u2019s that simple.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 11\/19\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith has taken the time to explain what he believes divisional rival Corey Anderson must do in order to earn a title shot against Jon Jones. 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