Anthony Smith could fight for the light heavyweight title in Brazil

Light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith will serve as the backup fighter for the title bout at UFC 283 in Brazil. Photo: Stephen R. Sylvanie – USA TODAY Sports

Former light heavyweight title contender Anthony Smith recently got robbed of his headline bout against Jamahal Hill, as the latter will fight Glover Teixeira for the vacant title.

However, Smith recently revealed that he will serve as the backup for the title bout at UFC 283 in January.

“I’m going to fly to Brazil,” Smith said. “I’m going to weigh in at 205 pounds. I don’t suspect that these guys are gonna have problems, they’re both professionals, but if something does happen, I’ll be there to step in.”

Smith last fought in July when he faced Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277 in Dallas.

Check out the current fight card for UFC 283 below!

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Current fight card for UFC 283

• Light heavyweight title bout: Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill
• Flyweight title bout: Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Brandon Moreno (ic)
• Welterweight bout: Gilbert Burns vs. Neil Magny
• Women’s flyweight bout: Jessica Andrade vs. Lauren Murphy
• Welterweight bout: Gabriel Bonfim vs. Mounir Lazzez
• Women’s featherweight bout: Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes
• Middleweight bout: Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brad Tavares
• Light heavyweight bout: Ihor Potieria vs. Mauricio Rua
• Light heavyweight bout: Paul Craig vs. Johnny Walker
• Lightweight bout: Ismael Bonfim vs. Terrance McKinney
• Heavyweight bout: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida
• Lightweight bout: Guram Kutateladze vs. Thiago Moises
• Welterweight bout: Warlley Alves vs. Nicolas Dalby
• Bantamweigth bout: Luan Luiz Lacerda vs. Cody Stamann

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