Anthony Smith doesn’t assume Dominick Reyes is that good regardless of dropping to him by way of TKO at UFC 310.
Smith took on Reyes final Saturday in a prelim battle between two ranked mild heavyweights. Smith was seeking to get again into the win column, however he struggled proper from the get-go. Reyes was to land some huge energy photographs and ultimately bought a stoppage win within the second spherical.
Now, days after the loss, as Anthony Smith was reflecting on it, he realized Dominick Reyes isn’t all that good, however he additionally is aware of meaning he isn’t pretty much as good as he as soon as was.
“I bought impatient…I wanted to really feel one thing aside from what I have been feeling.”
Anthony Smith explains his mindset throughout his #UFC310 battle with Dominick Reyes
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“I bought impatient, simply needed one thing to f*****g occur, I simply pressured it…,” Smith stated. “I simply bought impatient. Nothing was taking place. He wasn’t partaking. I noticed every little thing. That was the worst half, too, I used to be in there and I used to be like goddamn, you’re not that good. After which it hit me like f**ok, possibly I’m not both. Possibly I’m not both anymore,” Smith stated on Sirius XM.
“I’ve seen every little thing. The left hand wasn’t practically as quick as I anticipated it to be,” Smith added. “I feel I overpredicted how good he was going to be on his ft. He landed a shot right here or there after which sooner or later the place I used to be like f******g hit me or one thing. I must f******g really feel one thing. Give me one thing right here.”
Smith ended up taking an excessive amount of harm and the ref stepped in to cease the battle.
