Anthony Smith Volunteers to Fight Jimi Manuwa at UFC Fight Night 137
SMH. I’ll do it. Send me the flight info... https://t.co/jVvYw37v7v
— Anthony Smith (@lionheartsmith) August 15, 2018
Ultimate Fighting Championship matchmakers are scrambling to find a replacement for Britain’s Jimi Manuwa after his scheduled opponent, Glover Teixeira, withdrew their fight at next month’s UFC Fight Night 137 with an injury.
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Smith’s eagerness to volunteer himself to fight only a month before his next scheduled bout didn’t go down too well with his opponent Oezdemir, who responded in kind.
SMH. You already have the flight info. See you in Canada #UFCMoncton #NoTime #KoTime https://t.co/O98wEnd01v
— Volkan Oezdemir (@volkan_oezdemir) August 15, 2018
UFC Fight Night 137 takes place Sept. 22 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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