Aleksandar Rakic set for UFC heavyweight debut against longtime veteran

Tristen CritchfieldMon, May 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM UTC

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Aleksandar Rakic has lost four straight UFC outings. |Getty/UFCAleksandarRakic is officially headed to the big man’s division.The former light heavyweight contender will square off againstMarcinTybura at UFCBelgrade, the Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Monday.UFC Belgrade takes place on Aug. 1 at Belgrade Arena in Belgrade,Serbia, and is headlined by a welteweight showdown between Uros Medicand DanielRodriguez. A middleweight tilt pitting DuskoTodorovic against RobertValentin was also confirmed for the card.

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Rakic, 34, has lost his last four Octagon appearances at 205pounds. In his lone appearance of 2025, “Rocket” suffered afirst-round TKO defeat to AzamatMurzakanov at UFC 321 this past October. The Austrian fighterwon six of his first seven outings to emerge as a contender in thelight heavyweight division before his current skid, which alsoincludes setbacks to JanBlachowicz, JiriProchazka and MagomedAnkalaev.A former M-1 Global title holder, Tybura is 15-10 over the courseof a UFC tenure that began in 2015. The 40-year-old Pole is comingoff back-to-back losses against Ante Delijaand TyrellFortune. His ledger includes triumphs over the likes ofAndreiArlovski, StefanStruve, SergheiSpivac, Ben Rothwelland TaiTuivasa, among others.

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