Despite the long layoff, Aleksandar Rakic is a favorite over Jiri Prochazka.
Former light heavyweight champion Prochazka (29-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) meets Rakic (14-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in the featured prelim of UFC 300 on the April 13 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
According to BetMGM, Prochazka is a +115 underdog, meaning a $100 bet on the former champ would win $115 profit. Rakic is a -140 favorite, meaning a $140 bet on the top contender would return $100 profit.
Rakic hasn’t competed since injuring his knee in a TKO loss to Jan Blachowicz in May 2022. Prior to that, the 32-year-old scored back-to-back wins over former title challengers Anthony Smith and Thiago Santos.
Prochazka will look to rebound from his knockout loss to Alex Pereira in their vacant title fight this past November at UFC 295. The setback snapped Prochazka’s 13-fight winning streak and marked his first loss since 2015.
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