It was the rematch nobody really needed, at least no one other than Anthony Smith. Nonetheless, it appears the UFC had intended to go forward with Smith’s hoped for second bout against Aleksandar Rakic; a chance at revenge after being thoroughly out-classed by the Austrian back in August of last year. Smith called Rakic out after defeating Ryan Spann in September, and Rakic appeared to accept.
Unfortunately, if Smith had hoped to even the score sometime before 2022, it seems that plan is no longer in the works. That news comes after a recent appearance from ‘Lionheart’ on the MMA Hour, where he revealed that a case of staph infection, contracted after undergoing recent knee surgery has scuppered any immediate fight arrangements.