Bloody Elbow · Aug 16, 2020
Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic to headline August 29 UFC event
Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images During last night’s UFC 252 broadcast the promotion revealed that their August 29th event will feature light heavyweights in its main event slot. At the event, which will take place at the UFC APEX facility, Anthony Smith will take on Aleksandar Rakic in a three round bout.
Smith vs. Rakic had previously been announced for the prelims on that upcoming card. However, when the scheduled headliner for the event—Yair Rodriguez vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov fell through thanks to a Rodriguez injury—the bout was promoted to the main event.