MONCTON, Canada – Anthony Smith has the desire to rematch Thiago “Marreta” Santos now that they’re in the same weight class, but he doesn’t want it to be just any fight. Smith (30-13 MMA, 6-3 UFC), who meets Volkan Oezdemir (15-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 138 headliner, moved up to the light heavyweight division earlier this year following a second-round TKO loss to Santos (19-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) in a middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night 125 in February. “Lionheart” will look to go 3-0 at 205 pounds when he fights Oezdemir, while Santos was successful in his divisional debut against Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night 137 in September. Smith said he hopes a scenario lines up in which he can run it back with Santos, but the stakes need to be high. Related Anthony Smith promises to 'demolish' Volkan Oezdemir, fight Jones vs. Gustafsson winner UFC Fight Night 138 pre-event facts: Can Anthony Smith stay perfect at 205?
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