The UFC 259 main card is set to sort out the promotion’s light heavyweight title picture. The company’s #4 ranked 205-pounder, Aleksandar Rakic, will be throwing down with former title challenger, Thiago Santos — and then the main event has the UFC’s middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya moving up in weight to challenge Jan Blachowicz for his belt.
Before the fights this weekend, Bloody Elbow sat down with Rakic to discuss his approach for his match with Santos, the new wave of calf kicks in MMA, and whether or not Adesanya winning the 205-pound title might hold up the division.