When I care less, I\u2019m really hard to beat,\u201d<\/strong> Smith told MMA Fighting<\/em>. \u201cThat\u2019s kind of similar to how I am now. I\u2019m not really focused on beating Rakic. Honestly, he\u2019s super dangerous, so that\u2019s kind of fun for me. I don\u2019t know what it is. Maybe I\u2019m crazy. I really get excited when guys are really dangerous. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s that adrenaline feeling, or the fight itself. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nRakic enters the fight as a deserving favorite. While the Austrian fighter is on his way towards becoming a title contender, Smith\u2019s star is fading a bit, as he lacks a signature win over a top-ranked opponent in the prime of their career. But that doesn\u2019t mean Lionheart can\u2019t win the fight. Rakic has shown deficiencies in his defensive skills, meaning there\u2019s always the potential for Smith to land a knockout blow and cause an upset that puts him back in the title picture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Aleksandar Rakic will try to score the biggest win of his career on Saturday. That’s when he takes on veteran light heavyweight Anthony \u2018Lionheart\u2019 Smith in the main event of UFC Fight Night 175 from the Apex facility in Las Vegas. Rakic enters the fight as a -290 favorite over Smith (+235), according to odds […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":146588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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