{"id":55564,"date":"2024-06-11T03:03:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=55564"},"modified":"2024-06-11T03:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:03:57","slug":"former-oklahoma-state-all-american-jacobe-smith-to-fight-on-dana-whites-contender-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/former-oklahoma-state-all-american-jacobe-smith-to-fight-on-dana-whites-contender-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Oklahoma State All-American Jacobe Smith to fight on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Oklahoma State<\/strong><\/a> wrestler Jacobe Smith<\/strong> will fight on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/em>, according to a release.<\/a><\/p>\n

Smith is 8-0 as a pro MMA fighter and will now get an opportunity in front of the UFC<\/strong><\/a> president. Should he win his fight on DWCS, he could possibly be awarded a contract.<\/p>\n

Each Contender Series card has five fights and the new season begins August 8t and runs through October 10th.<\/p>\n

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As of now, it is unclear when Smith will compete. However, as the latest high quality wrestler to enter the MMA world<\/a> and get a shot at the big time, he could be very successful.<\/p>\n

He competes at welterweight (170 pounds), similar to his college build.<\/p>\n

Smith wrestled at Northeastern Oklahoma<\/strong> for two seasons before transferring to Oklahoma State ahead of the 2016-17 season. He went 49-13 in three years, becoming an All-American (8th place at 174 pounds) in 2018.<\/p>\n

Smith finished in the Round of 16 at the 2019 tournament.<\/p>\n

Going back to last summer, Smith opened up to MMA Junkie about his path to fighting. When he was 5-0 as a pro, he was pretty accurate on his trajectory.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom right now, I have myself mapped out,\u201d Smith said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ll fight July 16 \u2026 I\u2019ll take one more fight with Fury, and then my contract with them will be done. Then I\u2019ll go to the Dana White\u2019s Contender Series. So two more fights, and then I\u2019ll be done with the small shows. I\u2019ll be going to the UFC pretty soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith had knee injuries while wrestling in college that he didn\u2019t take care of until after he was done. Fighting was always in his blood though as he learned from and watched his dad.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad would do tough-man tournaments around the Tulsa area, the Muskogee area,\u201d Smith said. \u201cHe would win golden jackets and make $20,000 just fighting around where we were. I didn\u2019t know it was as big as it was. I didn\u2019t know about the UFC or Bellator or anything like that. I just knew I could find around where I live and make $20,000 just to fight one fight. That kind of stuck with me and I kind of wanted to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 I didn\u2019t really get to do my full rehab after the surgery. I had to do it all on my own and it wasn\u2019t as fast of a recovery as it should\u2019ve been. I should\u2019ve been back wrestling way sooner than then, but I had to make money so I just started taking fights. I couldn\u2019t even do a pushup, but I was taking fights just to make money because I didn\u2019t want to get a job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Well, Smith could soon have the greatest job an MMA fighter could have: a contract in the UFC, the top of the profession.<\/p>\n

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