Aleksandar Rakic Went to ‘Dark Places’ During Long Injury Layoff | The MMA Hour

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  • Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
  • Aleksandar Rakic discusses losing his fight at UFC 297, how he ended up at UFC 300, being out two years with an injuries, watching the division move on without him, his injuries, facing Jiri Prochazka, Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira, Ankalaev vs. Walker 2, and more.
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  • @yahyag9245
    @yahyag9245 4 місяці тому +116

    Ufc are fumbling not having Jan, Rakic or Jiri fight in Europe it would be massive!

    • @langtryvlogme
      @langtryvlogme 4 місяці тому +4

      They've been asking for that for years now

  • @bobhandsome313
    @bobhandsome313 4 місяці тому +79

    Happy to see Rakic back. One of the more complete, and underrated fighters in the UFC

    • @arizonacolour8793
      @arizonacolour8793 4 місяці тому +7

      highly underrated and he's built like a shredded tank

    • @wisdomincoming12
      @wisdomincoming12 3 місяці тому

      His fighting style is very boring. Plus inactive & even in the shallow lhw division I don’t see him fighting for a title

    • @arizonacolour8793
      @arizonacolour8793 3 місяці тому +2

      @@wisdomincoming12 he's been inactive because of his injury lmaoooo did you not watch or listen?

    • @wisdomincoming12
      @wisdomincoming12 3 місяці тому

      @@arizonacolour8793 He was boring & inactive before the injury

    • @arizonacolour8793
      @arizonacolour8793 3 місяці тому +2

      @@wisdomincoming12 makes me wonder how entertaining of a fighter you are..... 🤔

  • @Imhim247
    @Imhim247 4 місяці тому +68

    I'm glad Rakic is back. He is underrated

    • @jasonstuart2815
      @jasonstuart2815 4 місяці тому +2

      Agreed, he was arguably beating Jan before he did his knee

    • @Imhim247
      @Imhim247 4 місяці тому

      @@jasonstuart2815 Big facts . He will get a title shot

    • @paranormalcatdragon7514
      @paranormalcatdragon7514 Місяць тому +1

      Even though he lost I became a fan, he was doing very well against Jiri, he’s definitely a top 5 LHW for sure

    • @Imhim247
      @Imhim247 Місяць тому +1

      @@paranormalcatdragon7514 I agree with you

  • @UltraxInstinct
    @UltraxInstinct 4 місяці тому +65

    Rooting for Rakic dude is a tank very solid in all aspects of MMA his fight with Jiri should really show ppl that he is a threat for everyone

    • @ApexPunisherX
      @ApexPunisherX 4 місяці тому +6

      Rooting for Rakic over Jiri? No way! Rakic has disappointed fans with his boring performances so many times.

    • @UltraxInstinct
      @UltraxInstinct 4 місяці тому +14

      @@ApexPunisherX That such a mild way to look at the sport oh I wasn't losing my mind his last couple fights therefore I'll just root against him thats typical for mma fans to switch up at any moment and as a real fan I dont respect that behavior honestly

    • @acabatan
      @acabatan 4 місяці тому +2

      jiri is a clown@@ApexPunisherX

    • @tomascech6772
      @tomascech6772 4 місяці тому +3

      Rakic is going to get absolutely destroyed.

    • @djtheory313
      @djtheory313 4 місяці тому +3

      @@tomascech6772 you have to be joking, right? Rakic is practically undefeated in the UFC. Not only will he win the LHW belt this year, he is massive for the LHW weight class. He’s going to go up to heavyweight and take out that fabricated belt holding whining Tom and be double champ.

  • @shatchett0
    @shatchett0 4 місяці тому +10

    Hearing about Aleksanders recovery is encouraging to me.

  • @prod.deathwish
    @prod.deathwish 4 місяці тому +21

    i really dont want either of them to lose but man is it gonna be a sick fight

  • @callmewhateva
    @callmewhateva 4 місяці тому +20

    I had a large bet on Rakic at a time and when he lost I went to dark places with him lol

    • @Jaa_morant
      @Jaa_morant Місяць тому +1

      Nothing remotely closed to what he had to go though tho. 😅 dude was forced to take a layoff for 2 years, can u imagine that!

  • @alcottdevalte7440
    @alcottdevalte7440 4 місяці тому +27

    Wouldn't be surprised if this kid ends up becoming a champ. The division is at its absolute worst. Anyway, his style is kinda similar to Alex at some places, so Jiri better have a gameplan this time.

  • @user-cj8vk9ii1g
    @user-cj8vk9ii1g 4 місяці тому +14

    Rakicu sve najbolje tebi i tvojima! Bices sampion! Zivela Srbija

  • @markwrenn5965
    @markwrenn5965 4 місяці тому +14

    Cant wait to see how he looks in his return.

  • @jayb7002
    @jayb7002 4 місяці тому +13

    I've been missing Rakic!

  • @DADRB0B55
    @DADRB0B55 4 місяці тому +16

    Title or #1 contender doesn’t matters, we still need to see Alexander Rakic vs Magomed Ankaleav

  • @dusancurcic8250
    @dusancurcic8250 4 місяці тому +15

    Let's gooo, you can do it for Serbia 🇷🇸🇷🇸 prvi srpski sampion 🏆

    • @Zakk-Attakk
      @Zakk-Attakk Місяць тому

      Hahaha he is austrian

    • @paranormalcatdragon7514
      @paranormalcatdragon7514 Місяць тому

      No shame in that loss at all, he performed very well, Jiri is just a beast. Rakic will be back for sure.

  • @JonnyBones2004
    @JonnyBones2004 4 місяці тому +13

    Rakic is dark very dark horse of LHW

  • @user-cu6dw9ph4v
    @user-cu6dw9ph4v 4 місяці тому +13

    Rakic, it will be the champion, remember that...

    • @JT76912
      @JT76912 4 місяці тому +1

      @@user-sk9sp7pe4y Based off what? He got knocked out by Izzy if a heavyweight connects it over. Jailton Almeida could literally cut down to LHW and Ragdoll the entire division, Alex would get subbed in 1.

    • @jachymJB
      @jachymJB Місяць тому

      @@JT76912 He lost

  • @stevans6942
    @stevans6942 4 місяці тому +7

    It's that point now or never... i have felling we can see spectacular finish from this guy in next fight.

  • @milospredolac1300
    @milospredolac1300 4 місяці тому +10

    Go go Rakić 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸 svi smo uz tebe

  • @Bleismo
    @Bleismo 4 місяці тому +3

    Let’s go Rakic! Can’t wait to see him back! 😀🚀

  • @konstantinkalashnikov8123
    @konstantinkalashnikov8123 4 місяці тому +9

    A little more and The Rocket comes for his own, he comes for the gold. . . Jiri is one of my favorite fighter in UFC right now, because of its style but but Rakic ​​will run him over and after that he will take the belt LET'S GO SMASH THEM ROCKET ! YOU WILL BREAK THEM ALL! Support for my brother from Montenegro, I'm rooting for you and I'm betting on you! *AJMOO BREEEEEEEE bices CHAMP 100% NIKO NE ZASLUZUJE TO VISE NEGO TI NARAVNO KAD PREBIJES Jirija!* *NEXT CHAMPThe Rocket!*

  • @djtheory313
    @djtheory313 4 місяці тому +6

    Not only will Rakic become the LHW champ this year. He’s so massive for the LHW weight class that he’ll move up and beat that fabricated HW belt holding whining Tom and become double champ.

  • @NikolaNikolic-og9xq
    @NikolaNikolic-og9xq 4 місяці тому +2

    Idemoooo brate po taj Pojas !!!! Ovog puta gas do daske !

  • @HughBlackstone-tm6bw
    @HughBlackstone-tm6bw 4 місяці тому +4

    Most exciting fighter on the roster

  • @djordjedjuricic3879
    @djordjedjuricic3879 4 місяці тому +8

    If Rocket wasnt injured before fight with Jan he would surely win..but anyways now he have harder opponent and i dont have doubt in my head that Rocket will shine

    • @trubkadefekt3645
      @trubkadefekt3645 4 місяці тому +1

      There is nothing sure about it ... he might have outgrappled Jan but he was getting pieced up on the feet

    • @tomascech6772
      @tomascech6772 4 місяці тому

      Jan would absolutely destroy him LOL. He would have mop the floor with him.

    • @djtheory313
      @djtheory313 4 місяці тому +3

      @@tomascech6772 what flight were you watching? Rakic was dominating Jan the whole fight lol 😂

  • @igor87bgd77
    @igor87bgd77 4 місяці тому +1

    Sad ili nikad , ajmo Rakicu👊

  • @mne1
    @mne1 4 місяці тому +2

    Rakić the king!!

  • @zuja1
    @zuja1 4 місяці тому +2

    Ask him about Petrak

  • @vijaynatarajan3375
    @vijaynatarajan3375 4 місяці тому +1

    Hoping for years watching rakic fight

  • @balabutin00sex16
    @balabutin00sex16 4 місяці тому +3

    Rakic. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🍷

  • @Jaa_morant
    @Jaa_morant Місяць тому +1

    Man ufc 300 is crazy but the most stressful for me will be watching Racic fight.
    I won’t be able to take it if his knees explode under him for the 4th time! Any movement is dangerous and can cause his ACL s to break, i ll be on the edge of my seat! Hope he gets a W even tho I like Jiri as well

  • @sonofman8434
    @sonofman8434 4 місяці тому +1

    Let's goooo raychick!

  • @PaviME
    @PaviME 4 місяці тому

    LETS GO RAKIC!!!!
    AJMO RAKICUUUUU!!!!!!!

  • @tomasjanosik2810
    @tomasjanosik2810 4 місяці тому +1

    Oktagon MMA is the best organization in Europe 🇸🇰🇨🇿

  • @SpacedOutDoonie
    @SpacedOutDoonie 4 місяці тому

    Jiri vs Rakic is gonna be insane

  • @viktorangelovski2688
    @viktorangelovski2688 4 місяці тому +2

    blachowic was champ, glover was champ,yiri was champ,hill was champ,pereira is champ.. want be suprise if rakic become champ,but there are and ankalaev and walker also.. also murzakanov is coming... that lhw division is madnes after jon jones is out

  • @joksimradovic4040
    @joksimradovic4040 4 місяці тому

    Let's go!

  • @vgn_wrld3413
    @vgn_wrld3413 4 місяці тому

    leave god out of this!! rakic its you brother!!! you are the man.

  • @vojislavstamenkovic568
    @vojislavstamenkovic568 4 місяці тому

    Aleksandar Rakić you know...🙂

  • @rafai54
    @rafai54 4 місяці тому +1

    Why Jonathan Haggerty hasnt been invited here?

  • @themonsterbaby
    @themonsterbaby 4 місяці тому

    Fans are crazy if they aren't hype for this fight. Tbh every fight announced for 300 so far is good. Idk why ppl are complaining.... we haven't even got all the big fights yet and it's already looking good.

  • @fredlodexpo2011
    @fredlodexpo2011 4 місяці тому

    It’s so crazy how nobody has been able to keep it once they get it(the belt) it’s literally the same thing that was happening before jones took it, I don’t think rua, rampage, machida, griffin, Evans, ever defended, it was very entertaining, I think it’s entertaining af that none of them can keep it(granted is from injuries but still 😅)

  • @RadekS-sj9se
    @RadekS-sj9se Місяць тому +1

    BjP Viktory 🇨🇿☝️🙏

  • @jendysklement7632
    @jendysklement7632 4 місяці тому +2

    First fight in almost 2 years and he gets Jiri xD
    Ring rust is real, Jiri is going to KO him.
    BJP!

    • @Bleismo
      @Bleismo 4 місяці тому

      Lmao Rakic never got finished or lost a fight in UFC. He is too smart. 😂☺️

    • @jendysklement7632
      @jendysklement7632 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Bleismo he might be smart but he lost to Oezdemir and Blachowicz so OK 😂

    • @Bleismo
      @Bleismo 4 місяці тому

      @@jendysklement7632 he got robbed against Oezdemir and even won on points and the betting community was on Rakic. As the Blachowicz fight he got injured and tore his knee ligaments. 😂 So basically he never lost a legit fight in the UFC. Dark horse in the division.

    • @jendysklement7632
      @jendysklement7632 4 місяці тому

      @@Bleismo well I know what you mean but in both instances he just lost. I do not like that he tends to play it super safe. I agree that he might be a dark horse but Jiri is a TOUGH test

  • @tuffneggah
    @tuffneggah 4 місяці тому

    i would have picked him to beat jiri before the injury

  • @mikenelson8409
    @mikenelson8409 4 місяці тому +1

    Ian had a chance to downplay or somewhat diminish the moral terpitude it took for him to denigrate Neil Magny and his son over Neil's misspoken soundbite whereby Ian's inflammatory and disingenuous comments caused Neil, his custody case position and his son significant and irreparable harm... Ian chose to doubledown!

    • @profgnome7938
      @profgnome7938 4 місяці тому +1

      U get a thesaurus for Christmas?

  • @nikolastojadinovic2534
    @nikolastojadinovic2534 4 місяці тому

    Let's go Serbia 🇷🇸

  • @ognjennikolic7392
    @ognjennikolic7392 4 місяці тому

    🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🚀🚀🚀🚀

  • @Srpskiiiv
    @Srpskiiiv 4 місяці тому

    💪🏼🇷🇸

  • @nemanjamicic7389
    @nemanjamicic7389 4 місяці тому

    Champ

  • @bdbdjdkd99
    @bdbdjdkd99 4 місяці тому

    🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

  • @internet_dude
    @internet_dude 2 місяці тому

    VIENNA WIEN

  • @boleshuggah
    @boleshuggah 4 місяці тому

    🇷🇸

  • @WingwingHello
    @WingwingHello 4 місяці тому

    Sucks hes gonna get hurt and pull out

  • @Brucelee-pv6uf
    @Brucelee-pv6uf 4 місяці тому

    ‏‪15:56‬‏ thats sound gay now😂

  • @mikenelson8409
    @mikenelson8409 4 місяці тому +2

    Ian's double standards are blatant, ridiculous and palpably devoid of an eq! 😂😂😂

  • @johnboylan3832
    @johnboylan3832 4 місяці тому +1

    The only dark place with this guy is the slumber kingdom he sends everyone who watches his fights to.

    • @wisdomincoming12
      @wisdomincoming12 3 місяці тому

      Exactly. NEVER seen a guy his size be so boring & hesitant in fights. He lowkey doesn’t even deserve the jiri fight. Give him ulberg

  • @tonyantonio0139
    @tonyantonio0139 4 місяці тому +1

    Samo jako Rakicu! Ajmo do sampiona!

  • @ApexPunisherX
    @ApexPunisherX 4 місяці тому +2

    Rakic saying Jiri doesn't take punches like he does as if he didn't get dropped and almost finished by Devin Clark!

    • @nikolasokolovic3382
      @nikolasokolovic3382 4 місяці тому +1

      But still survived like 7 illegal knees to the head…