After the defeat against Jon Jones at UFC 235 two years ago, Smith was somewhat dissatisfied with his play and said that he was able to defeat Jon Jones. Although not following the initial tactics, Smith has noticed some gates to Jones. Smith confirmed that if he was remained, he would beat Jon Jones.
Recently, Anthony Smith has criticized Jon Jones not passed the mandatory banned test before their match, which had not been announced earlier in 2019. The final result of this match Jones won against Smith with a score despite being deducted from 2 points due to the law.
“I have never revealed this information to anyone, has not revealed to the press or the media, Jones did not overcome any banned tests a week before we played. The committee called me many times to tell me that he still did not meet the requirements when the banned quality tested. I still accept the competition because I believe that if I focus on myself I can win.” – Smith said.
Jones has a long history with USADA (USAN -Doping Agency) – perhaps the US doping agency. Perhaps this agency is no stranger to Jon Jones because he is one of the most banned martial arts in MMA village. For a long time, Jon repeatedly had a positive result with a banned substance, but many believed that Jones could escape the management of this agency more than any MMA boxer.