Anthony Smith was surprised by some of the criticisms that he should have willingly accepted a disqualification against Jon Jones at UFC 235. But he was outfight confused when he saw other fighters saying that, too.
It’s one thing for the fans or the media to say it. It was another for Smith to see that from his peers. “Lionheart” told MMA Fighting that he essentially thinks it’s disgraceful.
“I’m gonna sound very, very harsh saying this, but if you as an athlete have the balls to come to me face to face and say, ‘You should have taken the DQ and taken the easy way out,’ you’re a f*cking coward, too,” Smith said.