Anthony Smith isn’t bothered by losing his headliner spot at an upcoming UFC Fight Night. Smith (36-17 MMA, 11-7) originally was slated to headline his May 13 fight against Johnny Walker (20-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., but the promotion opted to elevate the heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida to a five-rounder, instead. This marks the second-straight main event that Smith has lost out on after his March 11 fight with Jamahal Hill was scrapped when Hill got a vacant title fight against Glover Teixeira at UFC 283. But “Lionheart” said he’s unfazed. “It’s not really so much me, because it doesn’t really bother me,” Smith said on the “Believe You Me” podcast
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Anthony Smith on being bumped down from UFC Charlotte main event: ‘I don’t give a sh*t’ – MMA Junkie