The Ultimate Fighting Championship is back this weekend with UFC Vegas 8 on Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tonight’s UFC Main Event will be headlined by the middleweight fight between Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic, which will be aired on ESPN+ exclusively.
Everything you need to know including the Fight Card and how to watch information is below!
UFC Fight Night
Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Date: Saturday, August 29
- Location: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV
- Main Card: 9:00 p.m. ET
- Prelims: 6:00 p.m. ET
- Live Stream: ESPN+ (Stream now)
MAIN CARD (9:00 ET, ESPN+):
- Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Welterweight: Robbie Lawler vs. Neil Magny
- Women’s Flyweight: Ji Yeon Kim vs. Alexa Grasso
- Featherweight: Ricardo Lamas vs. Bill Algeo
- Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba
Prelims (6 PM ET, ESPN)
- Middleweight: Maki Pitolo vs. Impa Kasanganay
- Middleweight: Alessio Di Chirico vs. Zak Cummings
- Featherweight: Alex Caceres vs. Austin Springer
- Welterweight: Sean Brady vs. Christian Aguilera
- Women’s Strawweight: Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
- Women’s Strawweight: Mallory Martin vs. Hannah Cifers
UFC Odds and Betting Lines
UFC odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds last updated Saturday at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Anthony Smith (+225) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (-278)
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UFC Exclusively on ESPN+
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