Las Vegas – UFC welterweight Jacobe Smith is looking to move up the ranks as quick as possible this year following his victory over Preston Parsons at UFC Vegas 101 on Saturday night.
“Finish this whole contract out, get a new one,” Smith told reporters including Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum.
“Build any holes in my game and then attack for a championship early 2026.”
Lofty goals for a man who is not afraid to aim high. Smith (10-0) made his debut against Parsons, but then went right after the champion Belal Muhammad in his post-fight interview. “Knock, knock, Belal,” he said in the octagon.
“If you know me, you get me 6 months on a road just hard working with something, I can be ready. Halfway through the year, renegotiate that contract before it’s up, I’ll take out Belal right now,” he said.
It’s not that he has no respect for Muhammad. In the contrary he sees his own journey in the champion.
“I respect him. I kind of see myself in him. Everybody want the flashy knockouts. I don’t think he’s gotten a knockout in his career at all. Just people not wanting to be around just because of who you are and stuff,” he said.
“People really start finding out who you are you want them to keep that same energy. He just a real ass dude and kudos to him for becoming a champ.”
Watch the entire post-fight scrum with Jacobe Smith above.
