“I get the mindset of wanting to work your way up the ladder and fight guys that are ranked, but if you come off a couple of losses and you're ranked 10-15, then you've got to start fighting guys outside the rankings and give some of us opportunities to get in there, or else we're all just spinning our wheels here.”

American professional mixed martial artist

Anthony J. Smith is an American professional mixed martial artist. A competitor since 2008, he is known for fighting in the light heavyweight division and for challenging for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in March 2019. Smith has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as well as in Strikeforce and Bellator. His public profile comes from his career in combat sports, especially his time at the top level of mixed martial arts.