{"id":334800,"date":"2019-12-10T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T18:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=334800"},"modified":"2019-12-10T10:46:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T18:46:11","slug":"anthony-smith-calls-out-glover-teixeira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-smith-calls-out-glover-teixeira\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Smith calls out Glover Teixeira"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith is eager to step back into the Octagon and he’s hoping the UFC matchmakers pair him with Glover Teixeira next.<\/p>\n

Smith has not fought since June when he submitted Alexander Gustafsson in a big upset. He has been hoping to get back into the Octagon, but thus far has not been able to secure an opponent. A call out of Corey Anderson last month went nowhere<\/a> after the UFC matched up Anderson against Jan Blachowicz at UFC Rio Rancho instead.<\/p>\n

There are few top-10 light heavyweights who are currently available to fight, but Teixeira is one of them. Smith is a smart guy and recognizes the fact that Teixeira is one of the few fighters who is currently without an opponent, so this is a very sensible callout.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Smith told MMAjunkie.com<\/a> about potentially fighting Teixeira.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve really had my eye on the top five, but I think outside of the top five it\u2019s a little shifty. It\u2019s been moving around a lot, but I think Glover is available, so that\u2019s someone that I would love to fight just because of who he is and what he\u2019s done in this sport,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n

Teixeira is coming off of three straight wins and is currently the No. 9 ranked light heavyweight on the UFC roster. Smith is the No. 3 ranked light heavyweight, but there is no one in between the two who is available to fight him, so Teixeira is a perfect fit.<\/p>\n

If it’s up to Smith, he would fight Teixeira in early 2020 in a main event of a Fight Night card.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love to fight Glover. I think that he\u2019s quietly amassed a winning streak over some super, super tough opponents that nobody else wants to fight, and I think he deserves the main event. I don\u2019t know. You know he had the main event against Gus that didn\u2019t go his way, but I think it\u2019s time that Glover gets another main event. I think he\u2019s earned that, and I think he deserves it,” Smith said.<\/p>\n

Do you like the idea of a light heavyweight matchup between Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 12\/10\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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