{"id":400026,"date":"2022-07-28T14:25:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T14:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=400026"},"modified":"2022-07-28T14:25:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T14:25:45","slug":"i-just-dont-see-anything-super-special-anthony-smith-confident-he-can-force-magomed-ankalaev-to-make-mistakes-at-ufc-277-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-just-dont-see-anything-super-special-anthony-smith-confident-he-can-force-magomed-ankalaev-to-make-mistakes-at-ufc-277-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Just Don\u2019t See Anything Super Special&#8217;- Anthony Smith Confident He Can Force Magomed Ankalaev to Make Mistakes at UFC 277 Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith doesn\u2019t really see what all the hype is about when it comes to his UFC 277 opponent, Magomed Ankalaev. \u2018Lionheart\u2019 has faced the who\u2019s who of the 205-pound division and he doesn\u2019t believe that Ankalaev has anything to offer that he already hasn\u2019t seen before.<\/p>\n<p>Having faced the likes of Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira, it\u2019s safe to say Anthony Smith\u2019s sample size is fairly large.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/sean-omalley-flexes-his-star-power-following-ufc-280-fight-announcement-demands-aljamain-sterling-give-him-50-pay-per-view-points-for-driving-engagement\/\">Sean O\u2019Malley Flexes His Star Power Following UFC 280 Fight Announcement; Demands Aljamain Sterling Give Him 50% Pay-Per-View Points for Driving Engagement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Smith recognized Magomed Ankalaev as someone with a comprehensive skillset, he simply didn\u2019t see any stand-out trait that could cause him problems in the fight. However, Smith has certainly taken note of his positional awareness and certainly isn\u2019t taking the rising contender lightly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I5H2IW9YWS0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI guess my question is, \u2018What are they seeing that I don\u2019t?&#8217;\u201d Smith told MMA Junkie and other reporters during Wednesday\u2019s media day. \u201cHe is good. He is very, very good. I want to be very clear about that. I don\u2019t for a second discredit his skills in the cage. I just don\u2019t see anything super special.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You don\u2019t have to be super special to win fights at the highest level. Basics win fights, and he\u2019s very, very basic. His approach is very simple. He makes no mistakes. He\u2019s never out of position, but he doesn\u2019t always necessarily do a lot to make a lot of mistakes.&#8221; [h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/07\/ufc-277-anthony-smith-puzzled-magomed-ankalaev-hype-jesus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mmajunkie.com<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wyj4xADpUtQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA guy like that, you\u2019ve got to get him outside of his box. The mistakes are going to be made when he\u2019s panicking, trying to get back in his box. I think that\u2019s what I do best. Do you know what I mean? I create chaos. I get people out of their comfort zone. I take them to places they don\u2019t like to be.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Smith has built his career on grit and durability and he sees his own ability to last longer as a sign of strength. He\u2019s riding a three-fight win streak and a win over the 17-1 Ankalaev would propel him back into the title picture.<\/p>\n<p>Experience is certainly on his side considering he has accrued more than double the wins of Magomed Ankalaev.<\/p>\n<p>More UFC news:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/im-not-interested-in-helping-him-joe-rogan-explains-why-he-turned-down-the-opportunity-to-have-donald-trump-on-his-podcast-multiple-times\/\">\u201cOne Thing About Izzy That Is Absolutely Unique\u2026.\u201d- John McCarthy Reveals a Skill That Separates Israel Adesanya From the Rest of the Division<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ufc-schedule-for-july-2022\/\">UFC Schedule for July 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/one-thing-about-izzy-that-is-absolutely-unique-john-mccarthy-reveals-a-skill-that-separates-israel-adesanya-from-the-rest-of-the-division\/\">\u201cI\u2019m Not Interested in Helping Him\u201d- Joe Rogan Explains Why He Turned Down the Opportunity to Have Donald Trump on His Podcast Multiple Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow our UFC page for more key UFC updates and news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith doesn\u2019t really see what all the hype is about when it comes to his UFC 277 opponent, Magomed Ankalaev. \u2018Lionheart\u2019 has faced the who\u2019s who of the 205-pound division and he doesn\u2019t believe that Ankalaev has anything to offer that he already hasn\u2019t seen before. 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