Back at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 18 virtual media dat, Anthony Smith didn’t know he’d be fighting in his seventh straight main event. “Lionheart” was scheduled to meet Devin Clark in the light heavyweight co-feature bout Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Friday, however, the originally scheduled headliner fell out after Curtis Blaydes tested positive for COVID-19 , which canceled his fight with Derrick Lewis. That propelled Smith (33-16 MMA, 8-6 UFC) vs. Clark (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) into three-round feature status. And that change only more potency to Smith’s words during media day.
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Anthony Smith eliminated distractions heading into UFC on ESPN 18 – MMA Junkie