{"id":348128,"date":"2020-04-26T11:24:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T18:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=348128"},"modified":"2020-04-26T11:24:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T18:24:05","slug":"anthony-smith-upset-mma-media-turned-home-invasion-story-into-jon-jones-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-smith-upset-mma-media-turned-home-invasion-story-into-jon-jones-rivalry\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Smith upset MMA media turned home invasion story into Jon Jones rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith is upset that the MMA media turned his recent home invasion story into a rivalry with champion Jon Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Smith and Jones, of course, met last March at UFC 235, with Jones once again defending the UFC light heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision win. The two have remained mostly cordial since that fight on social media and in interviews. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/michael-bisping-believes-drugs-played-a-key-role-in-anthony-smith-home-invasion-recalls-similar-experience\/\">But when Smith recently told the story of having his home invaded by an alleged drug-fueled former wrestler in the middle of the night<\/a>, Jones used it to take a shot at Smith.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-smith-buries-piece-of-st-jon-jones-for-comments-about-home-invasion\/\">Smith ended up taking a shot at Jones in return, and all of a sudden the story of Smith fending off an intruder turned into a story about the rivalry between Jones and Smith<\/a>. Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/04\/anthony-smith-jon-jones-tweets-home-invasion-ufc-disappointed-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMAjunkie.com<\/a>, Smith questions why the media decided to do that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey took a story I didn\u2019t want to tell anyway and took it from this disaster that happened in my house and turned it into Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith, which is exactly what Jon Jones wanted. That\u2019s why he said something. It\u2019s an opportunity for Jon to get in the media, he does it all the time. Any time Izzy (Adesanya) fights, who do you hear from? Jon Jones. Whoever. Name your goddamn person. Anytime Jon can get some, he\u2019s going to get some. I can\u2019t believe the media was OK with Jon using this opportunity to get his in,&#8221; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Smith said that while he is not happy with the way the home invasion story ended up being about him beefing with Jones, he also said he understands why that happened based on how the media world operates. He just doesn&#8217;t agree with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m not out here attacking the media. I\u2019ve never been the fighter to attack the media. It\u2019s a double-edged sword. We can run on morals but let\u2019s not pretend like morals drives traffic and draws attention to your site. I get that. I just don\u2019t have to like it. I understand it for sure. If Jon Jones is going to tweet at me and be an asshole on something personal, I get it. If you\u2019re not going to write about it or retweet it or comment on it as an MMA outlet, you\u2019re missing because someone else is going to. I get it. Clicks and likes and traffic matters. I understand that, but I don\u2019t have to like it. I\u2019m not out here attacking the media. It\u2019s disappointing. It sucks,&#8221; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with what Anthony Smith said about the media?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith is upset that the MMA media turned his recent home invasion story into a rivalry with champion Jon Jones. Smith and Jones, of course, met last March at UFC 235, with Jones once again defending the UFC light heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision win. 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