UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic - Winners and Losers

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card started fast with four submissions. Things slowed for the final six fights as all of those bouts went the three-round distance. Among those contests were the co-main event between Neil Magny and Robbie Lawler and the headlining bout between Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic.

The bouts at the top of the card showed how putting together a solid game plan and sticking to that strategy can pay off with a win. Magny, as expected, did his best to avoid fighting at a distance that would allow Lawler the time and space he needed to throw with the power he has used to end 20 previous opponents. That approach allowed Magny to take the…