Here’s the way you get on Anthony Smith ’s bad side right quick. You can talk trash if you’re promoting a fight, or if there’s a legitimate grudge to bear. If you’re just doing it to be a jerk, you’re the enemy of the one-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger, who on June 1 faces perennial contender Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on ESPN+ 1. Take Luke Rockhold, for instance. When Smith vowed to fight the former UFC middleweight champ in the octagon or Aisle 5 of Walmart, it didn’t come out of nowhere. It was a visceral response to unprovoked and personal criticisms.
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