On Paper with Anthony Smith

Anthony Smith is joined by THE BOOGEYWOMAN, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who opens up about the mental struggles of retirement and itches to come back, her DREAM FIGHT, and the UFC 322 co-main event between Valentina Shevchenko & Weili Zhang. All that & more on the thirty-eighth episode of the On Paper Podcast, powered by Home of Fight & presented by Black Buffalo. Use code Lionheart to get 7 f...

Anthony Smith is joined by two OGs of the fight game, Rashad Evans & Din Thomas, to break down the best card of the year -- UFC 322! Weili Zhang vs Valentina Shevchenko... Exciting, but who can beat them BOTH? Does JDM stand a chance vs Makhachev? Which welterweight on the card has the most to LOSE? PLUS, the guys get candid on fights they TURNED DOWN... All that & more on the thirty-seven...

Anthony Smith was in the hot seat again after his reaction and analysis of Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane on the ESPN desk... he clarifies it all, plus, after a KO of the year contender, UFC Lightweight Quillan Salkilld joins the show! All that & more on the thirty-sixth episode of the On Paper Podcast, powered by Home of Fight & presented by Black Buffalo. Use code Lionheart to get 7 free day...

Eye pokes, early stoppages, and referee controversies galore...who better to talk it all than the man that literally WROTE THE RULES! The GOAT of MMA refereeing, John McCarthy, joins us on the thirty-fifth episode of the On Paper Podcast, powered by Home of Fight & presented by Black Buffalo. Use code Lionheart to get 7 free days at winible.com/hofpicks The On Paper Podcast gives fans a ringsi...

Din Thomas is BACK and he joins Anthony to recap UFC Vancouver & preview UFC 321. Brendan Allen smokes RDR: Can anyone just LOSE anymore? Best case scenario for Tom Aspinall against Ciryl Gane.... and are Mackenzie Dern / Virna Jandiroba title material? Plus, UFC Lightweight Drew Dober joins the show after a huge win in Vancouver to talk the pressures of retirement, where his head was at after...

Fight announcements, fight announcements, fight announcements! Anthony Smith breaks down Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan 2, will Merab defend the BW title for an UNPRECEDENTED 4th time this year? Right place, right time for Joshua Van against Alexandre Pantoja? Sean Brady vs Michael Morales... Inject it! Plus, Anthony is joined by two special guests: Aiemann Zahabi ahead of his highly anticipated ma...

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Anthony Smith is joined by UFC Featherweight Youssef Zalal after a MASSIVE UFC 320 submission win over Josh Emmett. Who next for the rising contender: Lerone Murphy, Diego Lopes or Yair Rodriguez? What does Youssef make of Ilia Topuria's success over the years since they fought? Plus, "The Moroccan Devil" talks the major difference in his first UFC run to now. @lionheartasmith @homeo...

🎯 Test your UFC fight knowledge with Legendz, the official sweepstakes partner of On Paper Podcast. Try it here: https://m.legendz.com/redirect.aspx?mid=37&sid=706&cid=&pid=&affid=59 The great Din Thomas is back and he & Anthony Smith get real: Charles Oliveira opponent-less for UFC Rio... what's going on at lightweight? Plus, should the UFC trade away their LHW champion f...

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🎯 Test your UFC fight knowledge with Legendz, the official sweepstakes partner of On Paper Podcast. Try it here: https://m.legendz.com/redirect.aspx?mid=37&sid=706&cid=&pid=&affid=59BONUS EPISODE featuring UFC Light Heavyweight Johnny Walker who talks his massive UFC Shanghai main event win, clears up any speculation of him attacking Anthony's family, talks training in Las Veg...

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🎯 Test your UFC fight knowledge with Legendz, the official sweepstakes partner of On Paper Podcast. Try it here: https://m.legendz.com/redirect.aspx?mid=37&sid=706&cid=&pid=&affid=59 The curtain has closed on Dustin Poirier's career & UFC 318 is in the books. What is The Diamond's legacy? Is Holloway vs Topuria the fight to make? We answer those questions, PLUS, UFC Lightweigh...

🎯 Test your UFC fight knowledge with Legendz, the official sweepstakes partner of On Paper Podcast. Try it here: https://m.legendz.com/redirect.aspx?mid=37&sid=706&cid=&pid=&affid=59 It's the end of an era as Dustin Poirier's career comes to a close against Max Holloway at UFC 318. Anthony Smith is joined by The Diamond's longtime friend Yves Edwards & Din Thomas to talk about...

🎯 Test your UFC fight knowledge with Legendz, the official sweepstakes partner of On Paper Podcast. Try it here: https://m.legendz.com/redirect.aspx?mid=37&sid=706&cid=&pid=&affid=59 No Fights? No Problem! Anthony Smith is joined by Cody Brundage to talk the biggest stories in MMA, plus do a mid-year assessment. Is Ilia Topuria the Fighter of the Year so far? Which champs are the...

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🎯 Test your UFC fight knowledge with Legendz, the official sweepstakes partner of On Paper Podcast. Try it here: https://m.legendz.com/redirect.aspx?mid=37&sid=706&cid=&pid=&affid=59 UFC Atlanta is in the books and Anthony Smith breaks down all of the action: Kamaru Usman is BACK in the win column... does he deserve a title shot immediately?, A special technical breakdown of Kamar...

UFC 316 is in the books and Anthony Smith breaks down all of the action: Is Merab Dvalishvili the BW GOAT? What next for Sean O'Malley? What did the stare down between Kayla Harrison & Amanda Nunes REALLY mean? Plus, UFC Bantamweight Mario Bautista joins the show after spoiling Patchy Mix's UFC debut. All that & more on the twentieth episode of the On Paper Podcast, powered by Home...

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Anthony Smith is joined by Jesse on Fire for a special edition of the show talking parenting, Nate Diaz & Jon Jones' altercation, the Diddy trial & so much more on the nineteenth episode of the On Paper Podcast, powered by Home of Fight. Use code Lionheart to get 7 free days at winible.com/hofpicks The On Paper Podcast gives fans a ringside seat to Smith’s mind...

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Anthony Smith is joined by Chael Sonnen who elaborates on his back and forth with Islam Makhachev, talks Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall and if we'll actually see them fight, the current state of Conor Mcgregor and so much more on the eighteenth episode of the On Paper Podcast, powered by Home of Fight. Use code Lionheart to get 7 free days at winible.com/hofpicks The On...

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Anthony Smith is joined by one of the best coaches in the game, Eric Nicksick, to break down UFC Vegas 106: Burns vs Morales, talk the ups & downs of coaching & give updates on some of his fighters such as Sean Strickland & Francis Ngannou. Plus, we get some lingering injury & surgical updates from Anthony as he moves into the next phase of his life. Al...

UFC 315 is in the books and Anthony Smith answers all of the burning questions we're left with: Do we see the Jack Della Maddalena vs Islam Makhachev superfight? What's the hold up on Valentina Shevchenko vs Weili Zhang? How does Belal Muhammad rebuild? Plus, UFC Bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi joins the show after retiring the legend Jose Aldo. All that & more on the sixteenth episode of...

The On Paper Podcast is BACK and Anthony Smith gets candid on his loss at UFC Kansas City, the infamous "Nebraska shirt guy" he flipped off in the crowd, and what retired life is like in the fifteenth episode of the On Paper Podcast, powered by Home of Fight. Use code Lionheart to get 7 free days at https://winible.com/hofpicks The On Paper Podcast gives fans a ringside seat to Smith’s m...