DALLAS – Some 14 years and 50-plus bouts into his professional fighting run, Anthony Smith is primed once again for one of the biggest moments of his career.
Riding the strength of a three-fight winning streak that features three first-round stoppages and two "Performance of the Night" bonuses, Smith (36-16 MMA, 11-6 UFC) opens up the ESPN+ pay-per-view main card (10 p.m. ET) of Saturday's UFC 277 event at American Airlines Center, where he takes on Russian light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev (17-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC).
"It's so crazy to me when you look at the road and where I started," Smith told MMA Underground.