As he prepared to fight Devin Clark at UFC Vegas 15, Anthony Smith stepped back from his work schedule outside the cage to put his full focus on training camp.
The 32-year-old one-time title challenger had gotten more and more opportunities to do TV analyst work for the UFC. As he climbed the light heavyweight ranks, he started hosting his own radio show on Sirius XM and co-hosted a podcast. While thankful for the opportunities, he realized he was spreading himself too thin after losing consecutive fights in early 2020.
“I had too many coals in the fire,” Smith explained in an interview with MMA Fighting.