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

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  • čas přidán 15. 05. 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 Před 4 měsíci +115

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

    • @langtryvlogme
      @langtryvlogme Před 4 měsíci +4

      They've been asking for that for years now

  • @bobhandsome313
    @bobhandsome313 Před 4 měsíci +80

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

    • @arizonacolour8793
      @arizonacolour8793 Před 4 měsíci +7

      highly underrated and he's built like a shredded tank

    • @wisdomincoming12
      @wisdomincoming12 Před 3 měsíci

      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 Před 3 měsíci +2

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

    • @wisdomincoming12
      @wisdomincoming12 Před 3 měsíci

      @@arizonacolour8793 He was boring & inactive before the injury

    • @arizonacolour8793
      @arizonacolour8793 Před 3 měsíci +2

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

  • @UltraxInstinct
    @UltraxInstinct Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci +6

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

    • @UltraxInstinct
      @UltraxInstinct Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci +2

      jiri is a clown@@ApexPunisherX

    • @tomascech6772
      @tomascech6772 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Rakic is going to get absolutely destroyed.

    • @djtheory313
      @djtheory313 Před 4 měsíci +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.

  • @Imhim247
    @Imhim247 Před 4 měsíci +68

    I'm glad Rakic is back. He is underrated

    • @jasonstuart2815
      @jasonstuart2815 Před 4 měsíci +2

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

    • @Imhim247
      @Imhim247 Před 4 měsíci

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

    • @paranormalcatdragon7514
      @paranormalcatdragon7514 Před 21 dnem +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 Před 21 dnem +1

      @@paranormalcatdragon7514 I agree with you

  • @shatchett0
    @shatchett0 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Hearing about Aleksanders recovery is encouraging to me.

  • @jayb7002
    @jayb7002 Před 4 měsíci +13

    I've been missing Rakic!

  • @prod.deathwish
    @prod.deathwish Před 4 měsíci +21

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

  • @markwrenn5965
    @markwrenn5965 Před 4 měsíci +14

    Cant wait to see how he looks in his return.

  • @DADRB0B55
    @DADRB0B55 Před 4 měsíci +16

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

  • @alcottdevalte7440
    @alcottdevalte7440 Před 4 měsíci +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.

  • @callmewhateva
    @callmewhateva Před 4 měsíci +20

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

    • @Wolf_runner12
      @Wolf_runner12 Před měsícem +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!

  • @user-cj8vk9ii1g
    @user-cj8vk9ii1g Před 4 měsíci +14

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

  • @dusancurcic8250
    @dusancurcic8250 Před 4 měsíci +15

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

    • @Zakk-Attakk
      @Zakk-Attakk Před měsícem

      Hahaha he is austrian

    • @paranormalcatdragon7514
      @paranormalcatdragon7514 Před 21 dnem

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

  • @JonnyBones2004
    @JonnyBones2004 Před 4 měsíci +13

    Rakic is dark very dark horse of LHW

  • @user-cu6dw9ph4v
    @user-cu6dw9ph4v Před 4 měsíci +13

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

    • @JT76912
      @JT76912 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před měsícem

      @@JT76912 He lost

  • @stevans6942
    @stevans6942 Před 4 měsíci +7

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

  • @Bleismo
    @Bleismo Před 4 měsíci +3

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

  • @milospredolac1300
    @milospredolac1300 Před 4 měsíci +10

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

  • @konstantinkalashnikov8123
    @konstantinkalashnikov8123 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci +2

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

  • @HughBlackstone-tm6bw
    @HughBlackstone-tm6bw Před 4 měsíci +4

    Most exciting fighter on the roster

  • @djordjedjuricic3879
    @djordjedjuricic3879 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci +1

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

    • @tomascech6772
      @tomascech6772 Před 4 měsíci

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

    • @djtheory313
      @djtheory313 Před 4 měsíci +3

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

  • @igor87bgd77
    @igor87bgd77 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Sad ili nikad , ajmo Rakicu👊

  • @zuja1
    @zuja1 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Ask him about Petrak

  • @balabutin00sex16
    @balabutin00sex16 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Rakic. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🍷

  • @vijaynatarajan3375
    @vijaynatarajan3375 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Hoping for years watching rakic fight

  • @Wolf_runner12
    @Wolf_runner12 Před měsícem +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

  • @mne1
    @mne1 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Rakić the king!!

  • @sonofman8434
    @sonofman8434 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Let's goooo raychick!

  • @PaviME
    @PaviME Před 4 měsíci

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

  • @joksimradovic4040
    @joksimradovic4040 Před 4 měsíci

    Let's go!

  • @tomasjanosik2810
    @tomasjanosik2810 Před 4 měsíci +1

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

  • @SpacedOutDoonie
    @SpacedOutDoonie Před 3 měsíci

    Jiri vs Rakic is gonna be insane

  • @vgn_wrld3413
    @vgn_wrld3413 Před 4 měsíci

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

  • @RadekS-sj9se
    @RadekS-sj9se Před měsícem +1

    BjP Viktory 🇨🇿☝️🙏

  • @fredlodexpo2011
    @fredlodexpo2011 Před 4 měsíci

    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 😅)

  • @vojislavstamenkovic568
    @vojislavstamenkovic568 Před 3 měsíci

    Aleksandar Rakić you know...🙂

  • @viktorangelovski2688
    @viktorangelovski2688 Před 4 měsíci +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

  • @themonsterbaby
    @themonsterbaby Před 4 měsíci

    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.

  • @rafai54
    @rafai54 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Why Jonathan Haggerty hasnt been invited here?

  • @jendysklement7632
    @jendysklement7632 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci

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

    • @jendysklement7632
      @jendysklement7632 Před 4 měsíci

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

    • @Bleismo
      @Bleismo Před 4 měsíci

      @@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 Před 4 měsíci

      @@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 Před 4 měsíci

    i would have picked him to beat jiri before the injury

  • @nikolastojadinovic2534
    @nikolastojadinovic2534 Před 3 měsíci

    Let's go Serbia 🇷🇸

  • @mikenelson8409
    @mikenelson8409 Před 4 měsíci +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!

  • @ognjennikolic7392
    @ognjennikolic7392 Před 4 měsíci

    🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🚀🚀🚀🚀

  • @nemanjamicic7389
    @nemanjamicic7389 Před 3 měsíci

    Champ

  • @johnboylan3832
    @johnboylan3832 Před 4 měsíci +1

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

    • @wisdomincoming12
      @wisdomincoming12 Před 3 měsíci

      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

  • @Srpskiiiv
    @Srpskiiiv Před 3 měsíci

    💪🏼🇷🇸

  • @internet_dude
    @internet_dude Před měsícem

    VIENNA WIEN

  • @Brucelee-pv6uf
    @Brucelee-pv6uf Před 4 měsíci

    ‏‪15:56‬‏ thats sound gay now😂

  • @bdbdjdkd99
    @bdbdjdkd99 Před 4 měsíci

    🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

  • @boleshuggah
    @boleshuggah Před 4 měsíci

    🇷🇸

  • @tonyantonio0139
    @tonyantonio0139 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Samo jako Rakicu! Ajmo do sampiona!

  • @WingwingHello
    @WingwingHello Před 4 měsíci

    Sucks hes gonna get hurt and pull out

  • @mikenelson8409
    @mikenelson8409 Před 4 měsíci +2

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

  • @ApexPunisherX
    @ApexPunisherX Před 4 měsíci +2

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