LAS VEGAS – Ahead of his first UFC headliner, and first appearance in the “Fight Capital of the World,” Aleksandar Rakic knows exactly what’s at stake at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 33 event. While he’s likely still a bit of an unknown commodity to many American fans, the Austrian light heavyweight plans to change all that this weekend. “Three years ago, I signed a UFC contract, and this was already one of my dreams in my life, and now, another dream came true,” Rakic told MMA Junkie. “I got a main event, and especially in the ‘Fight Capital’ of Las Vegas. I mean, everything is now different because of the pandemic, but still, it’s a main event, and everybody is paying attention to the main event, and I’m so happy
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