It's clear the UFC brass didn't penalize Rakic for the result because he was recently awarded a new contract.The 32-year-old Smith was heavily favored in May against veteran Glover Teixeira and dominated an action-packed first round.
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Before making your UFC Fight Night picks for Saturday, make sure you A CBS Sports editor specializing in MMA, Wise has been dissecting the sport for more than five years. site: media | arena: mma | pageType: stories |
Wise has had just one losing week in 2020.
By Christopher Carpenter The UFC is back this weekend following UFC 252, which saw Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic defend successfully defend his title. The fifth-round stoppage was arguably two rounds too late, leaving many observers wondering whether Smith will be capable of returning to his prior form.For his part, Smith has dismissed the pummeling as simply part of the game and insists he will prove on Saturday that he is still a viable contender.
The UFC is back this weekend following UFC 252, which saw Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic defend successfully defend his title. "Grasso is a good standup striker who tends to brawl," Wise told SportsLine.
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Two weeks ago, Wise accurately called an early stoppage win for Derrick Lewis (-215) against Aleksei Oleinik (+185) in the heavyweight main event.
A UFC card is more than the main event, with the main card, prelim fights, and early prelim fights, you can see up to 15 UFC fights on fight night and our Expert UFC handicappers spend hours researching each one, to bring you the best UFC predictions tonight. Now, with UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic fast approaching, Wise carefully has studied every matchup on the main card, identified the best value in the UFC odds and released his MMA picks for each fight.