{"id":369676,"date":"2020-11-30T07:58:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T15:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=369676"},"modified":"2020-11-30T07:58:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T15:58:59","slug":"whats-next-for-anthony-smith-and-devin-clark-after-ufc-vegas-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/whats-next-for-anthony-smith-and-devin-clark-after-ufc-vegas-15\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s next for Anthony Smith and Devin Clark after UFC Vegas 15?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC Vegas 15, Anthony Smith took on Devin Clark in a short-notice five-round headliner.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was looking to snap his two-fight losing streak while Clark while looking to pick up the biggest win of his career and enter the light heavyweight rankings. Yet, it was Smith <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-vegas-15-results-anthony-smith-stops-devin-clark-in-round-1-video\/\">who scored a first-round submission<\/a> to get his momentum back.<\/p>\n<p>Now, following the event, here is what I think should be next for Anthony Smith and Devin Clark after UFC Vegas 15.<\/p>\n<h3>Anthony Smith<\/h3>\n<p>Anthony Smith proved to everyone he is still a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top-10 light heavyweight contender<\/a>. To begin 2020, Smith suffered a brutal fifth-round TKO loss to Glover Teixeira. He then made a quick turnaround and was dominated by Aleksandar Rakic leaving many to wonder if he is still a contender at light heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Smith silenced those doubters with a quick win over Clark but will likely need another step down in competitions as he looks to build himself back up. One name &#8220;Lionheart&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/paul-craig\/anthony-smith-reacts-following-submission-win-over-devin-clark-suggests-paul-craig-be-his-next-opponent\/\">brought up was Paul Craig<\/a> and it is a matchup that certainly makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>Craig is coming off a TKO win over Shogun Rua and deserves a shot at a top-10 opponent which Smith is. For Lionheart, if he can get past Craig, he can go back to fighting the top-five of the light heavyweight division.<\/p>\n<h3>Devin Clark<\/h3>\n<p>Devin Clark came up short in his first big opportunity to make his way up the light heavyweight rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Now, following the loss, a fight against Ion Cutelaba makes a ton of sense. Both men are coming off quick losses and looking to rebound. The winner of the bout would likely earn a shot at another top-15 opponent. The loser, meanwhile, will likely enter gatekeeper status and have to fight a young upcoming prospect looking to make a name of theirs.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think should be next for Anthony Smith and Devin Clark?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC Vegas 15, Anthony Smith took on Devin Clark in a short-notice five-round headliner. Smith was looking to snap his two-fight losing streak while Clark while looking to pick up the biggest win of his career and enter the light heavyweight rankings. Yet, it was Smith who scored a first-round [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":279845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[39522,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What&#039;s next for Anthony Smith and Devin Clark after UFC Vegas 15? | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Now, following the event, here is what I think should be next for Anthony Smith and Devin Clark after UFC Vegas 15.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/whats-next-for-anthony-smith-and-devin-clark-after-ufc-vegas-15\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What&#039;s next for Anthony Smith and Devin Clark after UFC Vegas 15? 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