Watch Anthony Smith choke out Volkan Oezdemir ahead of UFC Vegas 8 (fight video)

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Anthony “Lionheart” Smith earned a UFC light heavyweight title shot against Jon Jones with this performance against Volkan Oezdemir in 2018. Smith next faces Aleksandar Rakic on Saturday, August 29, in the UFC Vegas 8 main event in Las Vegas.

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(Video courtesy of UFC)