With the UFC light heavyweight title now vacant, Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic will be vying for top contention.
Smith vs. Rakic will headline UFC on ESPN+ 33 on Saturday in a three-round fight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
Smith (33-15 MMA, 8-5 UFC) has lost two of his past three and will look to rebound from his fifth-round stoppage loss to Glover Teixeira in May. The former UFC light heavyweight title challenger has finished all but one of his UFC wins.
Rakic (12-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is coming off a split decision loss to Volkan Oezdemir in December 2019, which is his ony blemish in the UFC. Prior to that, he scored back-to-back first-round finishes over Devin Clark and Jimi Manuwa.
Also featured on the poster is a co-main event matchup between Neil Magny (23-7 MMA, 16-6 UFC) and former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler (28-14 MMA, 13-8 UFC), who will look to snap the first three-fight losing skid of his career.
Check out the official poster for the UFC on ESPN+ 33 event below:
The latest lineup for the UFC’s Aug. 29 card includes:
- Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Robbie Lawler vs. Neil Magny
- Alexa Grasso vs. Ji Yeon Kim
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba
- Impa Kasanganay vs. Maki Pitolo
- Bill Algeo vs. Ricardo Lamas
- Hannah Cifers vs. Mallory Martin
- Zak Cummings vs. Alessio Di Chirico
- Alex Caceres vs. Giga Chikadze
- Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
- Christian Aguilera vs. Sean Brady
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