A one-time UFC title challenger has cleared the air on rumors surrounding his state of affairs with Michael Bisping.
Bisping is a revered UFC Corridor of Famer and colour commentator. The previous UFC Middleweight Champion additionally has his personal profitable YouTube channel and podcast. Anthony Smith turned an everyday co-host on the “Imagine You Me” podcast, however he ultimately left the present to align with Residence of Battle for his personal podcast.
Many followers speculated that there’s extra to the story than simply an amicable break up.
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Anthony Smith Denies Beef With Michael Bisping
In the event you had been anticipating there to be points between Anthony Smith and Michael Bisping, it seems you had been mistaken. Throughout an interview with Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com, Smith addressed the rumors on his relationship with Bisping.
“We’re good,” Smith mentioned. “He would have instructed everyone — if Bisping hated me, you guys would understand it. When has he ever minced phrases? There’s issues that occurred that neither of us has talked about within the background. Nothing to do with battle or something like that. Bisping and I are good.
“That was the plan in conversations that Bisping and I had from the start [that I would go onto create my own show]. There was no shock I used to be going to begin my very own present. It wasn’t a shock to anybody behind the scenes. He’s unbelievable. He’s an unbelievable dude. He helped me quite a bit.”
Smith even credited Bisping for serving to him with tips about how broadcasting works. He mentioned Bisping helped “carry” him early on in his broadcasting profession.
Smith is planning to retire after his scheduled bout at UFC Kansas Metropolis on April 26. “Lionheart” will go one-on-one with Zhang Mingyang. Smith has already produced high quality work as an analyst and podcaster, so he gained’t be struggling for gigs as soon as he retires from prizefighting.
