UFC light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith has given his aspect of the meat with Rampage Jackson.
‘Lionheart’ made headlines earlier this week by voicing frustrations with the previous UFC champion’s podcast. Talking on his personal podcast, Anthony Smith took challenge with Rampage Jackson’s behavior of constructing enjoyable of fighters behind their again, whereas being good to their face. That led to a prolonged rant from the 46-year-old, who threatened to slap Smith subsequent time he sees him.
“I noticed this f*cking submit Anthony Smith did.” Rampage Jackson acknowledged within the video. “I noticed it this morning, and it f*cking pissed me off. When T.J. sat proper motherf*cking right here and stated you’ll by no means be a champion and stated that you just f*cking gave up, Bear and I f*cking had your again. That’s why we had been saying ‘Lionheart’… You took it as Bear and I had been making enjoyable of you. Bear and I really appreciated your b*tch a*s.”
The feedback actually took ‘Lionheart’ without warning. Talking in a latest interview with Submission Radio, Anthony Smith mentioned the scenario at size. There, the UFC light-heavyweight contender referred to as the entire thing a misunderstanding, including that he didn’t need any beef with Rampage Jackson.
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UFC light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith responds to Rampage Jackson
Whereas Anthony Smith figured Jackson’s buddies can be annoyed at his feedback, he didn’t count on the previous UFC champion to be mad. After seeing the 46-year-old’s heated feedback, ‘Lionheart’ reached out and squashed issues with him. Smith grew up idolizing the PRIDE legend, and he undoubtedly doesn’t wish to combat him.
“I nonetheless love Rampage regardless that he stated he’s going to slap the s*it out of me.” Anthony Smith acknowledged to Submission Radio. “I used to be shocked, I knew that there was an opportunity that [T.J.] Dillashaw was going to be pissed. Which, I didn’t care about. I knew Bear was going to be pissed, in all probability. However I didn’t suppose for a second Rampage can be upset… So, I used to be shocked about Rampage’s anger. I really reached out to him by way of a DM and so him and I’ve been really going back-and-forth just a little bit at present.”
He continued, “…I feel Rampage and I, on this scenario, had just a little little bit of a misunderstanding. I assumed he was mad in regards to the Bryce Mitchell stuff… I used to be very purposeful with my phrases when it got here to speaking about Rampage. A few of that’s simply because I respect him. But additionally as a result of I don’t suppose he was the one completely within the flawed there.”
What do you make of those feedback from Rampage Jackson and Anthony Smith? Who do you wish to see ‘Lionheart’ face in his ultimate UFC combat later this yr?
