After Anthony Smith suffered multiple facial injuries in his recent stoppage loss to Glover Teixeira, outcry fired around the internet that the bout wasn't stopped sooner. But, according to "Lionheart", what transpired in the much discussed fight is on him, not the referee or his coaches.
Following Anthony Smith's loss to Glover Teixeira at UFC Jacksonsville, there's been widespread outcry over the beating "Lionheart" took. Now, the fight's referee, Jason Herzog, has admitted he should have stopped the fight sooner.
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Anthony Smith's coaches are taking heat for not stopping the fighter's main event last night with Glover Teixeira, despite the brutal beating he was taking in the later rounds. But, "Lionheart" has made it clear his corner did what he wanted.
Early on, it looked like Glover Teixeira's winning streak was going to be snapped by Anthony Smith. But once again, Teixeira gutted it out, and came back to score another finish.
Karl Roberson was forced out of a scheduled fight with Marvin Vettori today at UFC Jacksonville. But, based on video footage that's surfaced, it looks like Vettor was willing to go in the hotel lobby.
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Although Anthony Smith has been feuding with Jon Jones once again, "Lionheart" insists he's not going to obsess over the light-heavyweight champ.
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The weigh-ins are over for the UFC's second card in five days, and all of the bouts scheduled for UFC Jacksonville are a go.
Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira will meet in the main event of Wednesday night's UFC event expected to stream live on ESPN+.
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