UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic staff picks and predictions

The Bloody Elbow team has made its picks for UFC Vegas 8, and we’re leaning towards Aleksandar Rakic to beat Anthony Smith in the main event. As for the co-main, opinion is divided on Robbie Lawler vs. Neil Magny, with the slight edge towards Magny.

Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic

Mookie Alexander: This is a really hard fight to pick. Smith’s career surge at 205 was not a fluke and he has enough quality wins to remain a light heavyweight mainstay. With that said… the Glover Teixeira fight was troubling. His gas tank has never been outstanding but he emptied it fast against Glover, and he took about 9 more minutes worth of beating than he needed to. Rakic is a potent striker with a good…