Aleksandar Rakic moves to Heavyweight, collides with Marcin Tybura in Serbia
Posted by FightWire
It was probably inevitable. Longtime-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight contender Aleksandar Rakic is officially moving up to Heavyweight and will face No. 12-ranked Marcin Tybura at UFC Belgrade on Sat., Aug. 1, 2026, inside Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. The promoti
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tomspark wrote:
Makes sense. Rakic was always undersized at LHW and his striking is cleaner at HW where he won't get ragdolled by the elite wrestlers. Tybura's a decent test too — not a gimme but beatable.