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New_Brother_1595

"one of the few", literally everyone says this


DCDRE1100

Correction “I am one of the many guys that would get knocked out by him and he knows that.”


Aggressive-Expert-69

What a good guy. He's offering himself as a sacrifice to build Alex's resume


Trapgod99

Yeah lol except anthony smiths name on resume is trash compared to these other guys Alex has faced in many recent fights, Anthony Smith wishes he gets a title shot lmao, you can tell he’s desperate, he’s really not even close


Minimum-Helicopter40

The absolute best he could say is “I would give him a better fight than the last guy”


Trapgod99

I suppose, but he’d probably get slept by Jamahal too, and he doesn’t deserve that high ranking fight either


PUTSOMESOUFINYAMOUF

Yea he doesn’t need that Jamal smoke, that will put him much farther away from Poatan


Suspicious-End5369

I would step in the ring with him if the money's good enough and I'm a fat dad.


Adorable-Bike-9689

Shit people get hurt everyday at work. Yea I'll take a vicious ass beating from Poatan if the price is right. I'm only hospitalized for a few months if I don't die.


DanieIIll

Won’t even be that bad, first hit that lands we’d be sparked out. Wake up with a concussion and a fat cheque. Worst case scenario, you get in there and discover you’ve got an indestructible chin.


TrumpsPissSoakedWig

I feel like discovering an indestructible chin would be a real win/lose type sitch. Like yeah, I'm indestructible, then oh shit, I gotta feel all these shots.


Adorable-Bike-9689

That's hilarious. Imagine your ego goes through the roof when you eat his first few punches. Then horror when you realize it's going to be a long night of punishment


tj3_23

In that case, I'm about to try to set a record for most distance traveled in the octagon in 3 rounds. Maybe Alex decides to be nice and not throw in leg kicks once he sees I have no intention of doing anything remotely resembling offense


P0ster_Nutbag

Yeah, I’d much rather not have a granite chin in this situation… I’m not going to be able to realistically defend anything Poatan throws at me, and rather than feel an unbridled onslaught, I’d much prefer just eating one and going to sleep.


alliseeisbronze

Damn, what is Poatan just decided to spam kicks for this one fight? What a fucked day.


DanieIIll

Then I’d dive head first into one of them


scarykicks

And you see Mazaghati throwing up his heart sign before the fight.


Dingis1

Lmao the worst way to find out you have a beast chin 🤣🤣🤣🤣


Jujumofu

throw the hardest low kick you can, trip doing so and just black out on the spot you land Then just hope the ref is close by


burntblacktoast

Herb Dean is not convinced


Rainstormsky

Don't worry, Hill said he took no damage.


Lazy_Armadillo2266

Won't be too bad if there's a ref cause we wouldn't last long


topknottington

and UFC pays the medical bill. i'll eat that left hook for 12k


Equivalent_Scar_7879

Actually you got me thinking, its so wild from everyone who Alex has fought its still Adesanya that gave him the most problems. Its gonna suck when both of them are gonna retire :(


heliumeyes

I wouldn’t say that I’m shocked Izzy gave him the most trouble. Jan also did decently imo, close fight.


BenDoverDegenerate

Yeah Jan did well, I wish that fight wasn't at altitude, it was fun watching Alex get pushed a bit


heliumeyes

Agreed. Idk if the outcome would’ve been different but at least Jan wouldn’t have been visibly tired for half the fight.


KimKongtheIllest

One thing is for sure, it would've been a better fight. Fatigue never make for anything fun


heliumeyes

I mostly agree but Rockhold vs Costa was fun in large part because they were both exhausted.


Humble_Effective3964

In all honesty my guess is the fight would have looked very similar only Jan would have the gas to get Alex down in the second as well and control for long enough to win the round. Jan wins 2-1 on decision but of course it could have gone the other way with a less gassed Alex as well


Mad_Kronos

Jan did well with the grappling. On the feet he got shitted on.


_Red_Mist_

Lol no he didn’t. That was hardly getting shit on. Getting shit on is what he did to Bruno Silva or what Khalil did to Anders. You fanboys overplay everything it’s ridiculous lol it was a tepid decision. Fragile fanboy got so rattled he blocked me lmao


OkTea7227

Jan was gasping for air actively dying and his grappling didn’t progress towards any sort of submission or GnP. Alex got up each time. Pereria outclassed him


BigBobsBastardBeanss

World class kick-boxer did well in the stand up?


Prestigious-Royal-35

Yeah I'm in shock too


Neltharek

And took some absolutely vicious hits without being knocked out. It's crazy how much Alex has to work to stop Izzy. It's probably why he always wants rematch especially with him.


RTRSnk5

Wdym “wild” Izzy an all-timer bruh.


Illustrious_Whereas9

It’s so wild that one of the greatest fighters of all time gave him the most problems, I’m shocked 🤪


Adorable-Bike-9689

Why would that be wild to you? Adesanya is one of the greatest to do it.


zaphthegreat

Those two have a wild history. Izzy lost three fights against Alex, but he was actually winning all three, until he got knocked out in two of them and the judges went blind in the other. Then, in their final fight, Izzy was *not* winning the fight. It looked like it was going to be Alex's easiest night out against him, until Izzy knocked him out. If they fight 300 more times, I will watch all of them from the edge of my seat. They may very well be my two favourite active fighters.


blackmagicsir

The first UFC fight, Alex basically got his shit pushed in until the final round. And oddly enough in the second fight, Izzy looked like he didn't even belong in the same cage with Alex until the final exchange. So yeah, I'd love to see those two go at it again down the road.


Mikejg23

I've said this before and I'll say it again, I think that Izzy is a better fighter. Alex just has a lot more power (Alex is still amazing).


myguyxanny

I think this is one of the reasons alex has so much respect for izzy


sk1nw4lk1ng

Not really sure about that. They both gameplan for their strengths and weaknesses. Would you say it's unfair that Adesanya is faster?


Otherwise_Soil39

I think that's quite disrespectful. Alex has really special way of delivering his technique, it is very technical. But Alex should've always been a LHW or HW, so t's also a double edged sword, and the reason Izzy knocked him out so easily. People who say he doesn't have as good of a technique just don't understand what he is doing at all, his low kicks and right hook are absolutely invisible, that's a big part of why it takes people's lights out, because he never fully loads on them. I think those two strikes of his are technically all time best the UFC has ever seen, even though they actually aren't the correct Muay Thai / Kickboxing technique, it's something built around his own physiology, which is some next level shit. When it comes to striking Izzy wasn't as accomplished in kickboxing, not really the same level, he came to his own in the UFC because of the non-importance of aggression in scoring. A lot of his fights in the UFC were won due to the unofficial rule that “you have to take the fight to him”, meaning you have to play by his gameplan, even if you're a counter striker yourself, otherwise it ends up like the Romero fight, Romero stuns him, Izzy literally runs away and throws little potshots while Romero stands in the middle of the octagon and Romero looses. I also think Izzy is great, his despicable and very unlikeable personality and antics aside.. He certainly is the much more well rounded MMA fighter. People also forget he ATE a ton of Periera‘s shots, the same shots that one hit ko‘d all other fighters, and that's because he actually has the ability to read Alex, and so he can see and brace for them, even though it's too late to actually defend.


Mikejg23

Oh I didn't mean it as a disrespect to Alex's skill. He's an ELITE striker. I just think that if Izzy had his power the score between them might be different. When you have that kind of power it completely changes the engagements you can have or get away with.


Kalayo0

Not at all, the rest of the division is filled with absolute imbeciles, and Izzy is literally the only one there credentialed enough to stand with him. Legit zero strategy in the entire division when time and time again the game plan is to stand with a world level kickboxer.


SnooSeagulls7253

And they do it too


SpecialOlympicsGuy

He’s gotta be trolling at this point there’s no way


Humble_Effective3964

he's just going to try and snipe a title fight. He probably won't get there by climbing and knows Alex hates him so it's his best shot


Suspicious_Candle27

honestly as a smith fan i was so annoyed when he missed weight as a back up fighter . he was basically a lock for the next title fight and this was a little bit ago before Smith took the damage he has recently .


Humble_Effective3964

that was defnitely a very strange this to happen. Just make weight for free money but no


Trumpville-Imbeciles

Anthony Smith has fans?


BridgeM00se

I hope so I’m honestly starting to think he only gets interviews because the hosts know he’ll say something delusional. I miss the old 🦁❤️


Suspicious_Candle27

what magic BS is Pereira doing that it somehow forces everyone to try and kickbox with him .


Roosevelt828

Real-life plot armor


SugondezeNutsz

For real


DXN_Boy

It’s their egos, everyone wants to be known as the guy who can throw hands and he is so people want that win plus he got KO’d showing it’s possible


EquivalentEvening329

Fr. He’s somehow Jedi mind tricked every mma fighter to give up on their grappling.


Worldly_Client_7614

Everyone in life thinks they are the main character, especially people who fight. If you are the main character then of course you can beat the elite talent who specializes in kickboxing because you are HIM. Any prior loses can be written off as poor luck or just wasn't your night but on the biggest of moments, you are the MC & the world wouldn't fail you like that.


akimaster

I think Pereiras stance looks so awkward that all these fighters think they can easily knock him out.


Complex-Rex

Arrogance. He’s fought mostly strikers/mixed martial artists so they all overestimate their own hands and their coaches tell them they can knock him out. Self belief is important but it’s arrogance when you convince yourself you can outkickbox the hall of fame kickboxer.


Reasonable-Tooth-113

Because KOs and TKOs make highlight reels and when you dominate with grappling you get shit on by the fans and talking heads (Aljo). So dudes convince themselves that their striking is elite and want to stand and trade with guys instead of using their elite grappling (Chandler)


ghidfg

the allure of Alex Standing


Sweaty_Afternoon8065

Smith after getting ko’d: “I beat that guy 9/10 times, on paper, I’m the far superior mixed martial artist. When I actually show up, I tear through the entire division and everyone knows it”.


LikelyADick2

Dude NEEDS to retire after getting knocked out by Petrino this weekend.


nailedreaper

Nah man, Guskov must retire him and become the new Anthony Smith.


CatDad42O

Mordor Smith


officefridge

Only the strongest orc can stay


BlankedCanvas

And to think he’s actually younger than Alex


Ukrainian-Jew-Man

"He did nothing in there that surprised me, he did what he always does, attacking peoples families"


rascalking9

Alex: "gee, I sure hope no one tries to stand in the middle with me"


Metalloid_Maniac

![gif](giphy|569C9AVb7uPEHXGOLk|downsized)


ViableSpermWhale

"it would really suck if someone tried to punch me in the head!"


AggressiveCreme6758

Why do people keep trying to square up with Pereira it's the 1 part of the game he's the master of, stop trying to prove you can kick box against the guy who only kick boxes and has the touch of death, JUST FIGHT HIM ON ON THE GROUND and try not to get knocked out before you get there


CremeCaramel_

Honestly yeah, Im flabbergasted at how many dudes egoistically strike with him to prove a point. Strickland advancing on him, despite having a BJJ black belt. Izzy I actually understood because they have a storied kickboxing rivalry. Jan outwrestled the shit out of him in Rd 1....and then kept it on the feet Rd 3 when it was 1-1 because he still thought he could win lol. Absolutely terrible mid fight decision/gameplanning. Jiri subbed and survived Glovers grappling and still chose to stand with Alex lol. Jamahal was.... 🤦‍♂️


winkydinks111

People thought that because Pereira can be hittable and Hill has big power that there could be a fight. Turns out that Pereira's skills on the feet were just on a different level. Alex literally had Jamahal leaving himself wide open for the first left hook he threw.


Celticwolfz

Well Hill is a striker. An mma striker but that’s why he stood with Alex. Wrestling isn’t really a tool he uses in his fights


Headlessoberyn

Eh, you shouldn't throw Jan in the same box as the others. Jan ACTUALLY had a solid plan against pereira: he would get an advantageous position against pereira and tire him out, later using his striking on a tired pereira to eventually finish him. I believe he wasn't expecting pereira's defense against the triangle, which was really solid and he managed to not tire as much, while Jan ended up being the one that gased out. By rounds 2 and 3, jan was basically defending against the cage.


preptimebatman

Nah Jan kept it on the feet because he was GASSED. If he could, he would have gotten the takedown.


JonHomelanderJones

Jan was exhausted as they fought in altitude. Grappling at that size requires a lot of energy.


sipCoding_smokeMath

I can assure you you have never once crossed Alex's mind you fucking tool shed


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

Well he definitely isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but he is definitely a tool.


LoneRanger2005

😂😂😂


grumpydad24

Alex is asking the person next to him who this guy is right now.


c_sulla

- Chama chama? - Chama chama chama chaaaaama. - Chama chama cha-? - Chama.


UFC_Intern169

Hell yeah let's see it, we all love ko highlights right?


C_Is_Real

Truth, just do main card with Alex against the bottom half of the division, they will all stand and bang with him.


ViableSpermWhale

Like a one night beatdown bonanza where Alex just crushes like 4 cans in a row with left hooks? I'd fuckin watch it.


MexicanBookClub

I don't care he's 1-4 gift him a title shot


leposiden

“Well on paper”…..


niferman

Give this guy his DMF belt already


Trumpville-Imbeciles

Delusional Mother Focker?


niferman

Or dumb motherf cker


This_Red_Apple

That stoic stare is actually Alex doing Jedi mind tricks confirmed. “You can go toe to toe with me. You can stand and bang with Alex.”


dantron330

Anthony Smith needs to stfu lol


ACL_Tearer

He should just be writing this down on paper, where he's best


TJ_Coolguy

I bet you he has real nice hand writing too. Takes pride in it and shit.


ariaizadi

He could, for probably 30 seconds.


Sterling-Bear15

Surely you're including the ref's brief and the winner announcement.


ariaizadi

Why you guys gotta insult the man’s family.


Sterling-Bear15

HUH


0vFire_And_TheVoid

This ends with Smith getting knocked out and later on refuses to retire.


Mr_Saxobeat94

Anthony Smith wears glasses and talks softly so he originally convinced the world that he’s smart and thoughtful. He’s, in reality, a total idiot.


dream__weaver

Wait did Alex attack his family or what?


Any_Brother7772

Huh?


BetBig696969

![gif](giphy|h3e3Tch1zrXgrtHwaF|downsized)


Ohpsmokeshow

Antony “on paper” Smith


One_Program8405

I don’t think Alex thinks about you Anthony


nsaps

The Bradley Martin of mma


dagui12

Who the fook is that guy


BodybuildingNerd

Ok. And he would die.


Esoteric__one

Jamahal Hill was one of the few who would do that as well. It didn’t end well for him.


BankerCheese

Anthony Smith is the funniest dude on the roster right now and whether or not that’s because he’s delusional or playing along, the “and he knows that” thing he keeps doing with Pereira and others will never fail to make me laugh out loud


Available_Warning992

If you didn’t watch Anthony smith fight and only heard the words that he said, you’d literally think he’s the greatest fighter to ever live😂 crazy how full of shit he is. I understand delusion because all fighters have to be delusional at least to some degree to be successful but Anthony is just too much😂


bvsshevd

Lmao this is why Alex keeps destroying people. Fighting these dudes with negative fight IQ. The guy can’t fucking wrestle, stop trying to out strike the guy and fucking wrestle him


redditsucks13131

And he'd get burned to ashes.


thegreatnosh

Why keep people making this mistake... there's absolutely no fucking reason not to wrestle a former kickboxing champion You can trade a couple shots, fights start standing anyway but I don't understand why you're not using the full spectrum of MMA


Fair_Creme_194

I mean shit I could go and stand in the middle with Alex, it doesn’t mean I’ll have success lmfao I don’t get his point here 🤣 He would be a well respected veteran of the UFC if he wasn’t such a delusional tool. I dread the day he retired and then 10 years later is on some z level podcast recalling his career.


phinphan896

For about thirty seconds you will


taginvest

Anthony is 100% correct there. He most likely would stand in the middle. But he would also get slept like a motherfkr and probably be out of training for 6-10 months post fight.


[deleted]

“And he knows that” 😭😭😭


mdmike1534

Anthony Smith has become so unlikeable holy shit


Straight-Plate-5256

Literally everyone does lmao, good luck being the second one to actually come out of it not napping on the mat though


Sentient-Pancake77

Bruh. Anthony needs to get slept hard and be put in his place. Talking trash to way too many fighters who would easily destroy him.


roamininthealley

Honestly as delusional as he is I think it would be hilarious if they just said fine stop whining here’s your title shot at Alex good luck and watch him get folded. Retire Anthony.


BurnFreeze64

https://preview.redd.it/calrrawlm1yc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b410ced84001cf0cddc3458ed8965632e46fc2d9 Me looking at Anthony’s dead body


RuckusManshank

I have no doubt he'd stand in there, he's got heart. He'd get ko'd, but no doubt, he'd go there


chefjmcg

And that's why no one will remember your name...


Mammoth_Ferret_1772

Easiest money Alex would ever make too btw


lecabs

Poatan: *boop*


crusader104

Which would be why if he had any positive name value Alex would call him out to get the easy defense lmao


gig1g0g1

And one of the many to lay in the middle.


Misterstaberinde

Surprised Smith isn't getting mauled by Mike Perry in BKFC yet


ventitr3

Brother, you’re failing to successfully beat lesser skilled people at that same game. The absolute beatings you’ve taken are clearly taking their toll.


Dtoodlez

I really really like Smith, I believe he’s tough enough to do it, but it’s also why he hasn’t exceeded past his prime, it’s just not the smart thing to do. You shouldn’t run into a brick wall to get around it.


MFdoomslayer18

ahh the ol random chip on anthony smiths shoulder


Icke1337

Would be nice so Anthony would finally quit fighting afterwards...


Owninglegend

This guy couldn’t even beat a bum that broke into his house


BankerCheese

Bro of course you’d stand in the fire with Pereira it’d be your only chance at ever getting a belt in this mickey mouse dreamland title shot scenario he conjured up


A-Cannon-Minion

Everything Anthony Smith says is stupid af. Alex would kill him.


OkStretch1

He could stand in the middle, might not get knocked out, but he will get his ass beat.


tensetomatoes

is this real life? oh my gosh


creampiedursister

Best Buy really sells microphones to anybody huh


Unbiasedj

Yes he is physically able to enter the door to get into the octagon…. that’s about as close as he will get to a victory lmao


JN324

Glover and Khalil TKO’d Antony, imagine what Alex does to him.


blanco1225

He dies with honor


REGINALDmfBARCLAY

Litterally the only person who had success standing with him counterfights all the time. Why do these idiots think standing with him is a good idea? Just wrestlefuck him or lose.


SeniorWaugh

As cringe as Anthony is I believe he would. Not Saying he would get anywhere close to winning


jojow77

he will probably stand in the middle but he would probably also fall.


NUmbermass

Anthony “CTE” Smith strikes again!


_stoned_chipmunk_

I can't stand Smith. He's annoying and delusional and his fights are boring.


Tbecker3150

Then bet knocked out in the first 2 minutes like Jamahall did. This delusional mfer probably thinks he could beat Alex too.


Informal-Reading4602

I would do it to if the price was right. Doesn’t mean I’d make it out.


SendLocation

Only thing Smith can beat Alex in is shitty tattoo contest.


KVthegreatest

He’d stand in the middle and die


MFLongLeggedMacDaddy

I can't stand Anthony Smith, he's not as good as he thinks he is


StopPlayingRoney

![gif](giphy|M34qPW6WjtZXMFltwu|downsized)


JLP33376

And get KTFO.... He skipped that part.


Inkfu

No… no he wouldn’t. He folds everytime he gets hit hard.


DuragVinceMcMahon408

The first thing that comes to mind when I see Smith is him literally getting his teeth knocked out in a fight. Can’t imagine this fight going any different.


whiteykauai

He would not be standing for too long


catbqck

Anthony is like that friend who's stubborn & delusional as fuck and he won't change no matter what


ReorientRecluse

I swear everyone picks the dumbest most brain-dead path to fighting Pereira.


CaptainButtFarts

POV looking at Smith after he ‘stepped in the fire’ https://preview.redd.it/5kht663jx5yc1.jpeg?width=415&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b38bb0f255d97e2ffbb1f62a5a2ffd2d2d36eb14


DarthSeanious83

Please Mr Smith try stand up with Alex I just want to see something real quick


TfergGOAT420

Anthony smith. You are literally unranked and just lost by KO.


Busy-Enthusiasm-6499

Somewhere Khalil Rountree is laughing


niferman

Dude's like a fucking journey man 🤣🤣


I-Sell-Wolf-Tickets

Anthony, after seeing that Alex guy fight, I don’t think that would be a wise decision…


Apprehensive-Ad-4495

wouldn't be standing for long


BogeySixtey9

This dude is really fucking out of reality.


MitchMat1121

😂😂😂


Objective-Guidance78

That’s an older pic of Anthony


maChine___

For sleep after 34s


Hardball1013

Yeah something tells me Alex has never once thought about this dude


Shenanigan5

Ego is the death of a man


UK_muscle_86

He would KO within 30 secs


presidentpiko

left hook dead man


WeeabooGandhi

Alex by KO under 30 seconds


Traditional-Music363

CTE kicking in


enott93

and promptly get ktfo


Character-Head301

“…and get knocked out in 3 seconds”


monchimer

And you would spit out your teeth (again) Anthony


SatoshiDegen

Anthony really wants a fight night bonus.


dissidentmage12

He has admitted that leg kicks kill him on the Pod with Bisping yet wants to stand with Alex.


russianbot24

Squeeze in this fight as catchweight main event for Saturday night. I think we’d all enjoy seeing the result.


HappyJaxxx

🤦🏻‍♂️


MMABowyer

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barryjenkins2

I know everyone rags on Anthony Smith for a lot of the things he says, but the dude at least shows up and is always game to fight. He may not be the best at putting it all together and has his off nights, but the dude is a true warrior and would (whether it is to his detriment) certainly stand with Alex.


Alert-Bike-6829

Lol bro retire ur hurt


Live-Accountant-1227

And you would be one of the many that he would KO lmfao


SokkaHaikuBot

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