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The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Avoid power shots to back u into the cage
Make circular movements instead of backing up
Footwork in center of the Ring, counter and knock him out
I AM WE ARE
Banned
Anthony Smith’s last two trips to the Octagon certainly qualify as rough nights at the office. Glover Teixeira literally knocked his teeth out, and in Smith’s attempt to rebound from that loss last Saturday (Aug. 29, 2020) at UFC Vegas 8, Aleksandar Rakic utterly dominated the longtime veteran.
Speaking on Sirius XM radio, Smith explained just how much damage his lead leg took from the heavy calf kicks of the Austrian.
“It’s not good. It’s not good at all,” Smith said (transcription via MMAFighting). “I’m still on crutches so there’s that. If I’m being really honest with you guys, I’m not doing well. I’m super disappointed. I couldn’t get out of bed on Sunday. They had to send people from the [UFC Performance Institute] to my hotel room to drug me up and put a bunch of anti-inflammatory creams and big compression ice machines. It was like I had a whole f**king team in my room. It’s a little bit better today.
“There’s an occult fracture on my fibula head so that’s cool. It sounds bad but it’s not a huge deal actually. It’s 4 to 6 weeks it will be fine. But yeah, that’s how my leg is.”
Smith explained that the damage to his leg — which happened in the opening couple minutes of the bout — really limited his strategic options, as “Lionheart” simply could not risk absorbing any more low kicks. If nothing else, it proves a valuable insight into just how hard Rakic kicks!
“That’s the thing — he kicked me three times. That is nuts,” Smith said. “Hector Lombard kicked me 32 times in that fight. No issues. I walked through the airport the next day. Three kicks from Aleksandar Rakic and I’m on f**king crutches.”
Admittedly, I wrote the live stream and recall a handful more connections than the trio of kicks that sent Smith to the mat, but there is definitely truth to the idea that Rakic delivered a ton of punishment in a short period of time. After all, Volkan Oezdemir is also a proven low kicker who attack Smith’s lead leg, but Smith was able to rally through far more kicks.
Rakic’s next opponent would be well-advised to start working on his checks now
Speaking on Sirius XM radio, Smith explained just how much damage his lead leg took from the heavy calf kicks of the Austrian.
“It’s not good. It’s not good at all,” Smith said (transcription via MMAFighting). “I’m still on crutches so there’s that. If I’m being really honest with you guys, I’m not doing well. I’m super disappointed. I couldn’t get out of bed on Sunday. They had to send people from the [UFC Performance Institute] to my hotel room to drug me up and put a bunch of anti-inflammatory creams and big compression ice machines. It was like I had a whole f**king team in my room. It’s a little bit better today.
“There’s an occult fracture on my fibula head so that’s cool. It sounds bad but it’s not a huge deal actually. It’s 4 to 6 weeks it will be fine. But yeah, that’s how my leg is.”
Smith explained that the damage to his leg — which happened in the opening couple minutes of the bout — really limited his strategic options, as “Lionheart” simply could not risk absorbing any more low kicks. If nothing else, it proves a valuable insight into just how hard Rakic kicks!
“That’s the thing — he kicked me three times. That is nuts,” Smith said. “Hector Lombard kicked me 32 times in that fight. No issues. I walked through the airport the next day. Three kicks from Aleksandar Rakic and I’m on f**king crutches.”
Admittedly, I wrote the live stream and recall a handful more connections than the trio of kicks that sent Smith to the mat, but there is definitely truth to the idea that Rakic delivered a ton of punishment in a short period of time. After all, Volkan Oezdemir is also a proven low kicker who attack Smith’s lead leg, but Smith was able to rally through far more kicks.
Rakic’s next opponent would be well-advised to start working on his checks now
I AM WE ARE
Banned
People forget about changing levels and attacking his legs as well
So UnThotful
Superstar
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Prob with khabib is his god tier chain wrestling. But yeah the way he gets people back to the cage so easily is telling. Shows also how good his octagon generalship is
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
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So many levels of disrespect!!!!
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
mf built like a tank
Lol. His what.
He scares people with the shoot and makes it tough to commit to shots while throwing heavy shots that blend into shots
