
Volkan Oezdemir entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Daniel Cormier (Daniel Cormier vs Volkan Oezdemir). Before this bout, in 2017, he had defeated Ovince Saint Preux (St Preux vs Oezdemir), Misha Cirkunov (Cirkunov vs Oezdemir) and Jimi Manuwa (Manuwa vs Oezdemir).
His opponent, Anthony Smith, has a record of 30-13-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2018 losing to Thiago Santos (Thiago Santos vs Anthony Smith) but then he has beat Rashad Evans and Mauricio Shogun Rua (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith). Oezdemir vs Smith is the main event of UFC Fight Night 138. Watch the video and rate this fight!