{"id":106455,"date":"2026-06-03T07:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/braxton-smith\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:38:31","slug":"braxton-smith","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/braxton-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Braxton Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Braxton \u00ab\u00a0The Beautiful Monster\u00a0\u00bb Smith \u2014 le lourd texan qui a tout mis\u00e9 sur le KO<\/h2>\n

Un parcours atypique, une seule certitude : la puissance<\/h3>\n

Braxton Smith n’a pas suivi le parcours classique du prospect bien coach\u00e9 qui monte \u00e9chelon par \u00e9chelon. Le natif de Dothan (Alabama), \u00e9tabli \u00e0 Leander au Texas, a mis huit ans entre son premier combat pro en 2014 et son vrai retour \u00e0 la comp\u00e9tition en 2022. Une d\u00e9cennie perdue ? Pas vraiment \u2014 une d\u00e9cennie v\u00e9cue. C’est sa m\u00e8re qui l’avait mis sur les tatamis, et sa disparition lui a coup\u00e9 l’envie de continuer. Smith est parti, a jou\u00e9 au football am\u00e9ricain en semi-pro, sign\u00e9 un contrat en Arena Football, chang\u00e9 de ville, chang\u00e9 de vie.<\/p>\n

Quand il est revenu, c’\u00e9tait avec une vision board et une id\u00e9e fixe : cinq victoires, toutes par KO, en moins de 18 mois. Il a r\u00e9ussi en moins de 12.<\/p>\n

Cinq KO, un titre, une porte UFC<\/h3>\n

Entre juillet 2022 et mars 2023, Smith a domin\u00e9 la sc\u00e8ne r\u00e9gionale texane sous la banni\u00e8re Peak Fighting. Il y a d\u00e9croch\u00e9 le titre heavyweight en arr\u00eatant Jakori Savage en 49 secondes le 16 juillet 2022, puis l’a d\u00e9fendu contre le m\u00eame adversaire en mars 2023. Cinq victoires, cinq finitions au premier round \u2014 un palmar\u00e8s qui ne laisse pas de place au doute sur son physique de poids lourd (1,80 m pour 119 kg) ni sur son style de kickboxer qui cherche syst\u00e9matiquement le coup de gr\u00e2ce.<\/p>\n

UFC 288 et la chute qui a tout g\u00e2ch\u00e9<\/h3>\n

Le 6 mai 2023 \u00e0 Newark (New Jersey), Smith fait ses d\u00e9buts \u00e0 l’UFC face \u00e0 Parker Porter. Le combat dure 2 minutes et 10 secondes : Porter le finit au sol, TKO au premier round. C’est d\u00e9j\u00e0 dur. Mais le vrai coup vient apr\u00e8s : quelques semaines plus tard, en juin 2023, la USADA r\u00e9v\u00e8le que Smith a \u00e9t\u00e9 contr\u00f4l\u00e9 positif \u00e0 la testost\u00e9rone exog\u00e8ne \u00e0 trois reprises \u2014 le 19 avril, le 4 mai et le 6 mai 2023, ce dernier test \u00e9tant le soir m\u00eame de l’\u00e9v\u00e9nement. Il accepte une suspension de deux ans r\u00e9troactive au 6 mai 2023, ce qui l’\u00e9loigne de l’octogone jusqu’en mai 2025.<\/p>\n

Retour sur le circuit r\u00e9gional<\/h3>\n

Depuis la fin de sa suspension, Smith a retrouv\u00e9 les rings en dehors de l’UFC \u2014 d\u00e9faite par KO contre Lucas Armand en novembre 2025, puis un passage en Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship face \u00e0 DJ Linderman en mars 2026. Son record MMA s’\u00e9tablit \u00e0 5 victoires et 2 d\u00e9faites, toutes ses victoires acquises par finition au premier round.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> UFC.com<\/a>, Cageside Press (interview, mai 2023)<\/a>, Cageside Press (suspension USADA, juin 2023)<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Braxton Smith \u00ab\u00a0The Beautiful Monster\u00a0\u00bb, kickboxer lourd am\u00e9ricain (5-2), ex-champion Peak Fighting, suspendu 2 ans par la USADA apr\u00e8s son unique passage \u00e0 l’UFC en 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102215,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69980],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-106455","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-heavyweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBraxton Smith - Biographie MMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Biographie compl\u00e8te de Braxton Smith\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/braxton-smith\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Braxton Smith - 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