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Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC Vegas 8 event on ESPN+, which features a three-round light heavyweight main event.
Join us today (August 29th) on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic, aka UFC Vegas 8, goes down at UFC Apex in Vegas.
The headliner is a three-round light heavyweight tilt between former title challenger Anthony Smith and prospect Aleksandar Rakic. In the co-main event, legendary former welterweight champ Robbie Lawler returns to action for the first time in a year, as he faces off against veteran Neil Magny.
This is an ESPN+ show on the main card. The six-fight preliminary card is scheduled to start at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT on ESPN and ESPN+. The five-fight main card, for which play-by-play will be provided, will kick off at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT exclusively on ESPN+.
Main card (ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET)
Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Neil Magny vs. Robbie Lawler
Alexa Grasso vs. Ji Yeon Kim
Ricardo Lamas vs. Bill Algeo
Preliminary card (ESPN+ and ESPN at 6 p.m. ET)
Maki Pitolo vs. Impa Kasanganay
Zak Cummings vs. Alessio Di Chirico
Alex Caceres vs. Austin Springer
Sean Brady vs. Christian Aguilera
Emily Whitmire vs. Polyana Viana
Mallory Martin vs. Hannah Cifers