Anthony Smith heard about a fight between Jan Blachowicz and Aleksandar Rakic reportedly being planned for next year, and the No. 4 ranked light heavyweight contender has some concerns over it.
Smith was supposed to meet Rakic in a rematch that was agreed for an event in December but ‘Lionheart’ was immediately forced out of it. He underwent arthroscopic knee surgery following his first-round submission win over Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 37 and was expected to be on the sidelines for only a few weeks of recovery. That timeline changed after he contracted staph infection, and Smith could no longer fight before the end of the year.