Dominick Reyes gets his first win on 5 years and now he is somehow back. He's an almost 4-1 favorite over a former title challenger because he beat Dustin Jacoby. I think thats insane. I know this is the most “what have you done for me lately” sport on the planet, but come on… a 4-1 favorite? Anthony Smith is old, and slower, and a little crazy, but he is still a gamer with very real skills. The problem with breaking down this fight is that Dominick Reyes' last fight was only 2 minutes. So he has only fought 3.5 minutes in the last 3. 5 years. This may be a fun fight, but by no means will it be a resurrection of the career of Dominick Reyes. I am going to pick Anthony Smith here, because at the very least, I know he will show up and fight and his chin won't immediately quit on him, but in no world should anyone bet on this fight and I cannot remind you enough – Picks and Bets are not the same thing. I don't care what some tracking spreadsheet says, tracking moneyline picks and somehow turning them into dollar amounts of profitability, is not the same thing as actually betting on a fight.
Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith is a striker with fantastic hands and solid kicks. We also know he has very good jiu jitsu with submission wins over several ranked fighters. He is incredibly tough and arguably too tough for his own good because he has taken some beatings that were career changing – see the glover fight as a reference. He is at a weird point in his career where he is well past his prime, focusing on his analyst career, but can still be competitive. He is coming off the short notice loss to Roman Dolidze at UFC 303
Dominick Reyes
Dominick Reyes gets his first win on 5 years and now he is somehow back. He's an almost 4-1 favorite over a former title challenger because he beat Dustin Jacoby. I think thats insane. I know this is the most “what have you done for me lately” sport on the planet, but come on… a 4-1 favorite? Anthony Smith is old, and slower, and a little crazy, but he is still a gamer with very real skills. The problem with breaking down this fight is that Dominck Reyes' last fight was only 2 minutes. So he has only fought 3.5 minutes in the last 3. 5 years. This may be a fun fight, but by no means will it be a resurrection of the career of Dominick Reyes. I am going to pick Anthony Smith here, because at the very least, I know he will show up and fight and his chin won't immediately quit on him, but in no world should anyone bet on this fight and I cannot remind you enough – Picks and Bets are not the same thing. I don't care what some tracking spreadsheet says, tracking moneyline picks and somehow turning them into dollar amounts of profitability, is not the same thing as actually betting on a fight.
