Las Vegas – UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith comes into his fight with Dominick Reyes at UFC 310 on Saturday night with a different mindset that’s not focused on winning.
Smith just wants to break something.
“I don’t give a f*ck about winning and losing. I just got some things I want to accomplish and if I accomplish those things I win,” Smith told reporters including Cageside Press on Wednesday.
“It’s not like I’m not going to try to win. I’m just saying I’m just not focused on the wins and the losses.”
Smith (37-20) enters professional fight number 58 coming off a loss to Roman Dolidze at UFC 310. Coming off a loss has made Smith more focused on what he’s trying to make happen in the fight and not the result itself.
“I think a lot of times people get obsessed with the wins and losses and then you start protecting things when you’re in there. There’s definitely been times where I’ve been focused on trying to just get a win that I end up trying not to lose,” Smith said.
“I’m just done with that sh*t. I don’t have that much longer left here so I’m just going to in and have some fun.”
“I need to destroy something. That’s why I’m here. It might be myself. Like maybe I run into a f*cking buzzsaw and leave not the same way I came here and I’m good with that too,” he said.
“I went to fight Alexander Gustafsson right after I fought Jon Jones and I didn’t go there to win either. I wanted to punch someone in the face because I felt so sh*tty about losing the title fight. Saturday I want to f*cking break something. I don’t give a f*ck about winning. At all. Not even a little bit. I want to f*cking break something.”
Watch the entire media day scrum with Anthony Smith above. He takes on Dominick Reyes at UFC 310 on Saturday night.
