The high school dropout turned UFC star had his shot lined up to enter the light heavyweight title picture at UFC 283. Undeterred, he now must take another path.
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Anthony Smith sat on live television last Saturday night during the UFC 282 post-show, processing the news that he would no longer fight Jamahal Hill in a main event bout in March, as president Dana White announced Hill will instead challenge Glover Teixeira for the vacant light heavyweight title next month.