Anthony Smith might’ve been the biggest loser at UFC 282 without even fighting. With the vacant light heavyweight title fight between Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) and Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) declared a split draw this past Saturday, a frustrated Dana White decided to move on . White called their fight “terrible” and announced the promotion has booked a new light heavyweight champion at UFC 283 on Jan. 21 when Glover Teixeira meets Jamahal Hill (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), who was originally scheduled to face Smith (36-17 MMA, 13-9 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 221 main event March 11. “Yeah that’s a problem,” Smith said while working the ESPN desk at UFC 282. “Yeah, that’s a big problem for me.
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