Anthony Smith encounters his look-alike Bogdan Guskov, celebrating Guskov’s triumph and contemplating a passing of the torch between the ‘veteran’ and the promising ‘newcomer’ in UFC.
Anthony Smith met with Bogdan Guzkov (Image via: Instagram)
attended UFC Vegas 86 as he had desk duty for ESPN. Smith recently competed on short notice and suffered a knockout defeat. At UFC Vegas 86, Smith crossed paths with Uzbekistan’s . Guskov participated in the preliminary card and emerged victorious via knockout.
Nevertheless, the significance of the meeting between Guskov and Smith was due to their striking resemblance. Similar to Smith, Guskov is also bald and possesses nearly identical facial features. ESPN analyst shared the video of Smith and Guskov as they posed for photographs together. This is the caption she used for the post.
Anthony Smith mentioned in the video that Guskov was the more attractive of the two. Guskov further remarked that Smith was the seasoned fighter while he was the emerging one, as Smith is known by the nickname “Lion Heart.” Smith also expressed that Guskov had a promising future ahead of him and looked impressive against Pauga.
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The bout against Pauga marked Guskov’s second appearance in the UFC. Guskov suffered a knockout loss in his UFC debut against at UFC Paris 2023. Prior to his defeat to Routree, Smith had secured a victory over following consecutive losses to and .
There are numerous instances where UFC fighters bear striking resemblances to other notable individuals. UFC middleweight bears a close resemblance to , the former US President. Additionally, interim heavyweight champion closely resembles retired UFC heavyweight champion .
The occurrence of two active fighters in the same division sharing a resemblance is extremely rare. However, UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith and Bogdan Guskov share a remarkable resemblance, and it has generated excitement among fight fans. See how fight fans react to the resemblance below.
Smith and Guskov are headed in opposite directions in their careers. Guskov bounced back from his debut loss with a victory at UFC Vegas 86. On the other hand, Smith suffered a devastating knockout loss in his most recent fight and holds a 5-5 record since his title fight defeat to .
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