by Jeff Cain – mmaweekly.com

Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith takes on former Strikeforce middleweight titleholder Cung Le on Saturday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., in what he considers the biggest fight of his career.

Smith has been in big fights before featured on CBS in the defunct EliteXC promotion, but feels this is the biggest fight he‘s had, headlining on Showtime.

“He’s probably the most dangerous opponent I’ve faced,” Smith told MMAWeekly.com content partner TapouT Radio recently. “With this being a main event, he’s a former champion, this is definitely the biggest fight I’ve had.

“These are the kind of fights I beg for,” added the 30-year-old fighter. “I want the fight the fans want to watch and that’s the fight and that’s the kind of fight I try to put on out there, exciting fights. This should be a very exciting one.”

Smith feels he’s prepared for Le’s striking style composed of effective kicks from all angles.

“I’ve actually been working with a couple of his old training partners, and my Thai coach does a pretty good job too,” said the California resident. “They have me mainly on blocking that body kick. He has a real nasty body kick, roundhouse kick.”

Smith sees the fight with Cung Le as a “no lose” situation, but has every intention of winning.

“I’m the underdog in this fight. He’s the previous champion. This is easy for me. I’ve got nothing to lose,” he said.

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Philip Ferraro, UFC – On February 21st, 2010, UFC 110 hits Acer Arena in Sydney, and not a moment too soon for the ever-growing Aussie fanbase that snapped up 16,500 tickets for the second fastest sell-out in UFC history.

Frank Curreri, WEC – After back-to-back battles with marquee bantamweights Miguel Torres and Jeff Curran, Japan’s Takeya Mizugaki didn’t require any pep talks from his coaches to get stoked for his next challenge, Scott “Young Guns” Jorgensen. With his 26th birthday coming on Wednesday, Mizugaki refuses to let overconfidence spoil his gift to himself at WEC 45 on Saturday night.

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WEC newcomer Courtney Buck (6-1) has been tabbed to replace the injured Tyler Toner and will face Brandon Visher at The Palms Casino this weekend. Buck, who trains out of Minnesota, is a phenomenal finisher with six consecutive wins coming by way of stoppage. Standing 5′10″, the aggressive 27-year-old looks to made an immediate statement when he takes on his Hawaiian opponent on the undercard of WEC: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff this weekend.

Frank Curreri, WEC – After back-to-back battles with marquee bantamweights Miguel Torres and Jeff Curran, Japan’s Takeya Mizugaki didn’t require any pep talks from his coaches to get stoked for his next challenge, Scott “Young Guns” Jorgensen. With his 26th birthday coming on Wednesday, Mizugaki refuses to let overconfidence spoil his gift to himself at WEC 45 on Saturday night.

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