Smith was defeated in a lopsided unanimous decision and appeared to pose no threat to Jones, not taking many risks nor having a sound gameplan to defeat the dominant champion. He did, however, show a lot of toughness and refused to take a disqualification victory when hit with a knee to the head.
He’s since had a strong comeback and finished one of Jones’ toughest opponents to date - Alexander Gustafsson. He’s not in the mix for a title shot right now, but Corey Anderson is a man who is.
Anderson, however, will be passed over and Jones has chosen Dominick Reyes as his next opponent instead. Anderson hasn’t been happy about it and even Dana White criticized him for acting like a “cry baby”. Anthony Smith called out Anderson after UFC 244 (who subsequently rejected his offer), but reiterated on Sirius XM as to why he needs to fight him (H/T Credit MMA News):
He said that Anderson needs to beat him first to get the shot against Jones:
Has Corey Anderson earned a title shot or is he complaining too much as Smith said?
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