Dominick Reyes Explains What It Was Like Dealing with Anthony Smith Beneath Grim Circumstances
Dominick Reyes is aware of the secret is to hit your opponent till the battle is over. Anthony Smith welcomed the punishment maybe greater than he ever has in his professional MMA profession. Talking to reporters in a media scrum, Reyes stated “Lionheart” was going to maintain pushing ahead till he couldn’t anymore (by way of MMAJunkie).
“Anthony is a real warrior, and he’s going to battle to the tip. He wished to battle to the tip,” Reyes informed MMA Junkie and different reporters. “He wanted to really feel one thing tonight, no matter he’s going via, however he stored transferring. The ref stated, ‘Come on Anthony,’ and he would transfer.”
Reyes went on to disclose that at one level within the battle, Smith requested him to hit him. “The Devastator” wasn’t going to go on the possibility given the job description.
“So, once I went within the cage – I haven’t been round Anthony a lot in my life, however once I was within the cage with him, he was emotional, proper? That’s a harmful man,” Reyes stated. “Like he stated it. He’s preventing for his buddy, and he doesn’t care concerning the consequence. He simply desires to really feel one thing.
“There was some extent within the first spherical when he put his arms down and was similar to, ‘Punch me within the face.’ And I obliged. That’s my job. My job is to complete you and get you out of there whether or not you’re going via one thing or not. When you’re going to offer me free pictures or not, I’m going to hit you. We’re skilled fighters. It’s a really harmful recreation, you recognize. God bless Anthony.”
Whereas this may be seen as a tragic ending for Smith, there’s no query that “Lionheart” wouldn’t need to finish his profession with out preventing till the very finish. That’s precisely what he did at UFC 310. Whether or not or not that was certainly his swan track stays to be seen.
