Anthony Smith responds to Alex Pereira’s $50,000 challenge: ‘I’ll choke the sh*t out of him’

Anthony Smith says he’ll gladly take Alex Pereira’s money, and submit Pereira if the UFC can put together the light heavyweight champion’s challenge.

Smith picked up an upset win over Vitor Petrino with a first-round submission in the featured bout of Saturday’s UFC 301 event. Prior to the promotion’s return to Brazil, Pereira challenged Smith to a grappling match in a recent interview on the Connect Cast, and put up $50,000 with Smith being able to start in a dominant position. Following Smith’s win...