Anthony Smith

American fighter Anthony Smith has been performing at the professional level in mixed style since 2008. In the world of fights, the man is known by the nickname Lionheart, he held more than one successful fight under the auspices of such major sports organizations as UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, etc.

The biography of the future athlete began in the American city of Corpus Christi, Texas, where he was born in the middle of the summer of 1988. There is little information on the Internet about the young years of the fighter. It is known only that he grew up without a father, the boy was brought up by his mother and grandfather, who completely replaced his father.

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Not to say that Smith was exemplary and loved to learn. On the contrary, everyday trips to lessons were given to him with difficulty, and therefore Anthony already in high school drops out of school and gets a job as a concreter. At the same time, the guy became interested in sports, regularly attended training in mixed martial arts.

Coaches saw in him potential, and therefore tried to carefully prepare the guy for the competition. When his success in amateur tournaments became apparent, the American decides to try his hand at professional performances.

Smith's first professional fight in MMA took place in 2008. The fight took place in the USA, S.S. City, as part of VFC 22: Ascension. The opponent of the American then was Dave Moran. Already in the 2nd round Smith won, as the opponent was forced to surrender because of the elbow lever used against him. The American's second victory came a month after the event, in March, when he played against Jeremy Shepherd and struck his opponent with a suffocating reception from behind.

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At first, the man fought only in small promotions, and despite a good start (3 wins in a row), further performances of the athlete were less successful. Of the first 11 exits to the Octagon, six fights ended in defeats. In addition to the above athletes, he managed to defeat Rickie Duval, Chuck Parmeli and Rico Washington. And he had already participated in the fight with Chuck Parmeli before, and then the opponent defeated the American, inflicting a series of punches.

Another defeat was for Smith from Charlie Lynch, who in the first round, in the first minute sent Anthony to the knockout. On February 20, 2009, he surrendered to Brian Monahan and later lost to Sean Sims, Mike Pitch and Jake Hekt. Probably, having understood the weaknesses and started to practice harder, Smith improved the results of the fights.

In April 2010, he entered the Octagon against Mike Jordan and within 22 seconds of the start of the 1st round he hit his opponent by knockout. The following month, he met Lucas St. Clair, who surrendered three minutes later, and in June he also quickly dealt with Logan Clark. However, his next fight with Jesse Forbes ended in defeat for Smith.

After losing to Forbes, Anthony did not despair, but, on the contrary, took himself into his hands and with renewed strength rushed into battle, winning 5 victories in a row. With punches, the man defeated Ben Crowder, Demetrius Richards, Eric Shambari and Curtis Johnson. And matt Gable, who was against him in the spring of 2011, gave up in the 2nd minute of the 1st round.

With a total of 7 defeats and 13 wins behind him, Smith drew the attention of the popular American promoter Striceforce, who offered the fighter a contract. His debut under the auspices of the new organization took place in the summer of 2011, the opponent was then Ben Lagman, who lost to Anthony in the 2nd round. However, the next fight against Adlan Amagov ended with Smith knocking out.

Three consecutive wins rehabilitated the American in the eyes of the fans. And behind them Anthony again waited for three defeats. One of those fights took place in 2013, by which time the larger UFC promotion had absorbed Striceforce, and many strong fighters then came under the wing of the new organization.

Smith was no exception, but after losing to Antonio Braga Neto, the man could not hold on there. After that, he fought twice in the Bellator competition, won both fights, but never signed a contract with this organization. Then he again performs only in small organizations, earns in the CFFC and VFC championship belt in the middleweight division, and in 2016 decides to return to the UFC.

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Only three of Smith's 10 fights have been lost, including Cesar Ferreira and Thiago Santos. Among his victories, the most memorable for the audience were a few. In September 2017, the American met in the Octagon with Hector Lombard, whom in the middle of the 3rd round the man defeated by knockout.

Another career-long meeting happened at Anthony's in October 2018. His opponent that day was Volkan Ozdemir. Although the fight was tense, in the last seconds of the 3rd round Smith managed to overcome his opponent with a suffocating reception. This competition was nominated and won as the best fight of the evening.

Not much is known about the personal life of the eminent fighter. And although the man prefers not to advertise in the press relations with the opposite sex, in his profile on social networks still have interesting pictures. According to the photo from Instagram, it is clear that the athlete has an official or civil wife, with whom together he brings up three children - all daughters.

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In addition to pictures with his family, the profile of the man a lot of photos from the competition and training. They show that the fighter loves his chosen profession and spends maximum of his free time training in the Octagon. Fans note his figure, where the press and other reliefs of muscles are well visible. At 193 cm tall, it weighs 93 kg. Also, subscribers pay attention to the numerous tattoos of the fighter, which covered his arms, legs, part of his back and chest.

Smith still continues to compete in mixed martial arts competitions. In early March 2019, the man met in the Octagon with John Jones, the fight was held in Las Vegas, USA. The fighters fought for the UFC light heavyweight title.

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Anthony had a worthy opponent, who for 5 rounds of 5 minutes on a par with the opponent defended the right to be called the best. Although Jones was cleared of two points in the fourth round for a prohibited knee injury, he was declared the winner by unanimous decision. Smith's fans are very upset about this, they hope that their idol will once again enter the ring and defend the championship belt.

2015 - CFFC Middleweight Champion 2016 - VFC Middleweight Champion

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