UFC announced Anthony Smith vs. Aleksander Rakic ( also known as UFC Fight Night 175, UFC on ESPN+ 33 and UFC Vegas 8 ) as the headliner for August 29, 2020. The original plan was Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Yair Rodriguez, but that was canceled once Rodriguez hurt his ankle.

Rodríguez pulled out of the bout on August 5 with an ankle injury and Magomedsharipov announced he will not fight on the event as well. The pairing was first scheduled to take place at UFC 228 in September 2018, but Rodríguez also pulled out of that event with an injury. The pairing is now rescheduled for UFC 254.

On August 15, UFC announced that a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakić is expected to serve as a three-round main event on August 29, 2020.

A welterweight bout between Neil Magny and Geoff Neal was scheduled to take place at this event. However, Neal withdrew from the event on August 9 due to a severe case of pneumonia that evolved to sepsis. He was replaced by former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler.

Preliminary Card (ESPN / ESPN+)

Catchweight (117 lb)

Mallory Martin vs. Hannah Cifers

Winner: Mallory Martin, by Submission (rear-naked choke) of Round 2, at 1:33

Women's Flyweight Bout

Emily Whitmire vs. Polyana Viana

Winner: Polyana Viana, by Submission (armbar) of Round 1, at 1:53

Welterweight Bout

Christian Aguilera vs. Sean Brady

Winner: Sean Brady, by Submission (guillotine choke) of Round 2, at 1:47

Catchweight (151 lb)

Alex Caceres vs. Austin Springer

Winner: Alex Caceres, Submission (rear-naked choke) of Round 1, at 3:38

Middleweight Bout

Alessio Di Chirico vs. Zak Cummings

Winner: Zak Cummings, by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) of Round 3, at 5:00

Middleweight Bout

Maki Pitolo vs. Impa Kasanganay

Winner: Impa Kasanganay, unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) of Round 3, at 5:00

Main card (ESPN+)

Light Heavyweight Bout

Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cuțelaba

Winner: No Contest

Featherweight Bout

Ricardo Lamas vs. Bill Algeo

Winner: Ricardo Lamas, unanimous decision (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) of Round 3, at 5:00

Women's Flyweight Bout

Alexa Grasso vs. Ji Yeon Kim

Winner: Alexa Grasso, unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) of Round 3. at 5:00

Welterweight Bout

Neil Magny vs. Robbie Lawler

Winner: Neil Magny, unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) of Round 3, at 5:00

Light Heavyweight Bout

Anthony Smith vs. Aleksander Rakic

Winner: Aleksandar Rakić, unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) of Round 3, at 5:00

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