UFC light heavyweight Aleksandar Rakic has been rising up the division rankings since his UFC debut back in 2017. Rakic faces Anthony Smith on Saturday, August 29.
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Heavy hands, strong kicks, and great wrestling. This dude is indeed LEGIT
I wouldn’t say Great Wrestling, it’s decent
Him vs Reyes should be a good one
Carolyn Buckley Oh he’s not ready for that matchup yet 😂 hopefully he’ll get there soon though. Don’t think he’ll be able to keep up with Reyes on the feet right now
Whiskey WheelKicks Yeah. Once we see more of it we’ll be able to tell for sure
@@ebando1753 dude he literally go to split decision with Oezdemir who massacres Reyes.He would die if he had to fight with Rakic but now he will die from Prochazka hand.
His head kick over Jimi Manuwa is still one of the best head kicks I've ever seen.
Not now! Michael Chandler kicks to Tony Ferguson is the best!!!! Knock out cold…………..
@@kaosrip8913 That was lucky shot
@@onizukaeikichi1097Exactly your right one was a roundhouse kick the other was a teep/push kick to the front of the face, meaning both kicks target different ko points of the head, so no Idea why he brought that up🤷♂️ Btw rakic has his own YT channel since 4 or 5 weeks, pretty cool Videos of his recovery and training. He might be back sooner then ppl think maybe in q1 2023 Any Support is greatly appreciated lets go Rocket 🚀✌
@@kaosrip8913 So this knockout is no longer “one of” his favourites because of the Chandler KO? 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
@@onizukaeikichi1097 LUCKY OR NOT A WINS A WIN
Rakic sent Manuwa directly into the event horizon of a black hole with impunity.
Jimmy joins Jessica Eye in the headkick shadow realm.
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after this fight with Manuwa all fights was a snooze fest from Rakic
Ајмо шефе 🇷🇸❤
🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹
@@mizuchi999 hahhahaha dreams
@@mizuchi999 Aleksandar Big Serbian Name,Rakic big Serbian Last Name...You dreams is Stupid 😂
@Косово Србија hes not blaming us, he speaks the truth
Budući prvak jeb.. borac podsjeća na Jonesa, samo gazi Rakićuuuu Pozdrav iz dalmacije
Manuwa: What is this place? Ben: Welcome home.
James vick "you'll get use to it homie"
Hello darknes my old friend 😣
🤣
Shadow Relm
Ben got knocked out after Manuwa tho
I love Lion-heart, but this man is scary as hell.
He will retire him i think
@@ivansince91 lionheart not hungry anymore. Yeah he should retirr
a snooze fighter
@@martinbucher4941 who? Lionheart?
@@yisakii8397 how u feel ab this comment now
he hasn’t lost in the ufc yet he got robbed
True
@PJ Rivera I don't know actually smith should have taken some rest after the Glover fight it was a difficult fight
@PluFisIonatE NiNetEeN 🤔 hmm..
@Brett S no is not...Hi didn't touch Rakic face good damn, it was robery af
@Adamentium vibranium What's that got to do with Rakic? 🤦
Let's go slavic serbian brother, идемо брате 💪☦️❤️🇷🇸
He has progressed so much in the last year that hardly anyone will beat him.Idemo burazeru,uz tebe smo 🇷🇸
Serbia 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
Tako je brate
Austria
@@dinoradincic9450 bori se pod zastavom Srbije, zato cuti moj Dino i ne gledaj u nase dvoriste komsinice
@@dinoradincic9450 Pogledaj zadnju borbu pod cijom zastavom se borijo. SRBIJA BRALE
Austria🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹
LHW division needs to build up more fighters, I hope Rakic gets the win on Saturday.
Jiri Prohazka, Rakic, and Ion Cutelaba are future top contenders. Light heavyweight is weak, but there are many exciting matchups to make in the future. Rumble Johnson is coming back. Dominick Reyes and Thiago Santos are always exciting to watch too.
@@alec2456 Yea man, I heard about Rumble. The future should hold some exciting matchups for sure.
@@alec2456 Just replace Cutelaba with Ankalaev :)
@@alec2456 cutelaba is going to lose against ankalaev
And there all strikers lol
Slavic power. Rakic will eat Anthony Smith for dinner.
He is austrian!!!
@@arafenix70 yeah but he has slavic blood running through him :D
* he is german
@@DUNDOM5 No,he was born in Vienna and he is proudly austrian!
@@aleksandarpelko9533 blood doesn't matter, is your culture and attitude that does matter,and they are austrian!
Pozdrav z Poljsku Braćo! Id like to see soon titleshot Błachowicz vs Rakić!
Rakic would kill Blachowicz
That will be interesting fight
@@venom-lq7mj No way, Blachowicz has more experience and is a rock
@Smarty Pants Rakic was robbed against Volkan and Mma math doesnt work. Rakic will probably after this face winner of Reyes and Prohackzka and then fight for the belt, but if he knocks Thiago out in spectacular fashion he will fight for the belt next probably.
@Smarty Pants You clearly dont know how it works in this organization. If Rakic knocks out Thiago in fashion, he will probably fight Glover for the interim or no.1 contender. Glover deserves title shot of course but look they still gave Adesanya shot, this is all buisness.
THAT MANUWA KNOCKOUT WAS THE BEST KNOCKOUT I EVER SEEN AND FOR EYE TOO WATCH ITS BEAUTIFUL
It is good but Masvidal, Buckley and a few others have had better
@@jaylenlenear3944 Masvidal also got knocked out good himself by Usman lmao
Serbia and Mexico very strong fighters 💪🇷🇸
@Petar Mrkic Dobro bre Pero iskuliraj
Aleksander rakic
@Petar Mrkic you are just a jealous croat, i can literally name many of the serbian fighters, not only mma, but literally in every combat sports.
I love the fact that there is a calm peaceful music is playing while 200 pound dudes are taking each others heads off
😂
Samo napred brate Srbine!!! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
He is going to be a future champion
100%
the first snooze champion
Procházka 💯
Prochazka for sure
Sorry bra, Jiri is here
This dude is for real! He'll bounce back after that Oezdemir loss.
he get sub by smith on saturday and the hype is over
He won that too
@@martinbucher4941 aint gon happen
@@martinbucher4941 Not if he keeps the same coaches...
Its weird that they dont give the prospect on a winning streak a close decision
Bravo Aleksandre, brate :-) Veliki pozdrav iz Pomoravlja :-) Ziv i zdrav bio :-) 🇷🇸
Good luck dude..he is real grinder..i just saw his practice and workouts..mann
Dude never stops training! He’s all day with it! Absolute animal!
Uppercut, left hook, left head kick KO.. and lightning quick. That’s one of the most underrated & unknown knockouts in UFC history.
even though he lost to Volkan he was super competitive! We havent seen the best from this guy yet. I am going with the small upset and say Rakic by TKO in the 3rd.
He was robbed in that volkan fight
There will be an upset if Smith wins lol. Rakic is a fav here
HIM VS PROCHAZKA IS GONNA BE THE SHIT!
Prochazks will eat him
Don't blame yourself guys for not noticing this guy before, there is so much talent in UFC that we miss out on up and coming fighters. This guys is a problem for anyone.
Him and Jiri are the future of the LHW division. Can't wait to see them fight.
300
Poor smith..guy can't catch a break
I took a break in 2016 from watching UFC weekly. I’ve missed out on all the new guys who are in the main events and I don’t even mind it. It’s like getting a new present every time I turn on UFC
Future Light Heavyweight Champion 🔥🔥🔥
Procházka 💯🚀
@@MrKerigo hahahah ankalaev and rakic gonna smash him
1:45 he thought the ref wanted to shake/bump lmao
What a fighter, what a man, the future champ, very simular and same Balkan blod like Miočić, they are proude off Serbija and Croatia, they ar knights off Balkan
Gonna be a great fight I can feel it. I say Rakic second round
I want to see Rakic vs Projhaska
Jedan je rakic🚀🚀
Kristijan Golubovic will shut him down.
@@aleksababic9967 kakav golubović nema šanse protiv rakića, a i nisu ista kategorija Pogotovo u mozgu, rakić je gospodin
@@HZV1911. Golubovic bi dobio Ngannoua, ima muda.
@@aleksababic9967 jedno su muda a drugo mogućnosti, nebi sigurno ni cormiera a kamoli miocica, da ne spominjem top 10 teškaša, ma i stosic bi ga dobio. Rakić tek dolazi na velike izazove i mislim da je kompletan borac za velike stvari i čak budući prvak. Pozdrav iz dalmacije
@@HZV1911. Kristijan je najjaci, ne porazen u mma a Rakic ima 2 poraza
Always felt Rakich was better than Walker in terms of the 2 big young LHW prospects of the last year and a half or so. Excited for this scrap.
We the Balkan mma fans knew that all since the start :D.
How is this guy not more relevant?? I realized this guy was a monster LONG again. Just like with Stipe..
I'm pretty sure Jimi didnt retire...he died from that kick and the ufcs covering it up
Balkan roots,hell yeah! Podrska iz Bih 💪
Slovenska Krv vrela ....pozdrav BRACI sa Balkana🇷🇸💯💪
Raketaa
Majstore, ti definitivno "belong to the top". Svaka cast, brate, ponosni smo na tebe!
Ajmo raketo razvali Smita 🇷🇸💪🏻
moj najdraži austrijski borac, pozdrav iz beča
darkhorse of lhw
The darkhorse of the lhw is the first fight in the main card
@@Monumental394 who?Ankalaev or Cutelaba?HAHAHAHA
That fits him, especially cause he has the legs of a horse
It hurt my head watching Jimmys head hit the floor.
Very impressed by Rakić's performances so far. Feels like the lightheavyweight division is on a slow path to resurgence after many years of being labeled as Jon Jones's kingdom. I believe it's soon gonna be a battle for the top spot between Rakić, Reyes, Blachowicz and Prochaszka.
Nah Bra, Its Jiri who will rule the LHW and HW in 3 years
@@za4708 Don't know why he got scared and refused to fight Rakic then
@@dulesavic5450 Why would he fight him when he can fight for the title? lol
@@za4708 this happened before he could fight for the title
@@dulesavic5450 you know that rakic first declined fight against jiri and when jiri get to top 5 then declined rakic who change his mind?
Brat moj..stena..💪💪to samo Srpkinja radja💪💪
Very excited to see the new generation in the lhw division. Prochazka, Ankalev, Reyes, Rakic
Rakić pozdrav iz Zagreba , želim ti puno uspjeha , u American Top Team Zagreb su tu odlično istrenirali
His kicks are strings but I’ve heard his knees are weak
Lol
He’s built perfectly for the division too. Tall and strong but lean and fast. This guys going to be a nightmare for a long time for 205 and maybe heavyweight eventually... if he can get past a couple more tough opponents.
“Тако сине, с’ три прста наницу им католичку” - Бургија
its good to always see this video
If he wins, Jiri Prochazka would be an awesome fight
I think he should be looking for a loser of Santos vs Teixeira, and if he wins he should be 1 win away from a title shot
Ozbiljan borac i dobar momak,treba mu dati sansu👑 Samo napreedddd!!!!
Rakic will be a champion! He's work ethics and dedication are amazing! Go Rocket!!! 🚀🚀🚀
Thank you for impressive performance.
Bravo Legendo poz.Voralberg
Wow first I've heard of em ! I'll definitely be checking up on this carnivorous animal !!!! He's a BEAST ! that Head kick was scary 😃
Go RAKIĆ! Serbia 🇷🇸💪 Is with you!!
Rakic vs Jiri needs to happen ASAP
Serbin warrior 🇷🇸
I saw him in Toronto I was sitting in the 6th row when he dummied Devon Clark . His walk out music is terrifying
Next lightheavyweight champ
No Jan or Reyes will be
That kick to Jimi was brutal!!!let's go rakic
One of the most underrated fighters in the UFC !
@Smarty Pants Given his strength and skills, the mma world should talk a lot more about him ... I do not mean UFC, they are completely correct towards him.
@Smarty Pants I don't know man, he'll convince you that you're making a dangerous mistake, and I hope as soon as possible. He does not stand out in anything separately, because the guy is an animal in every segment of this sport ...
Is Rakic a serb? Cause his last name is serbian and he has a rough slavic accent
Yes
Both parents are Serbian immigrants in Austria, came there in the 90s. So, yes.
@@Nina-jc3be Do jaja, najzad neki naš da se progurao!
@@konstantinmilosavljevic2529 Dusko Todorović, Aleksa Camur...
@@Nina-jc3be uros medic
I wanna see this guy vs jiri prochazka!
Realy Good FIGHTER💪💚👌
"I am new dog in park"
Šta li mu je to trebalo da znači 😂
To je parafraza "I'm a new dog in the yard" što je Adezanja jednom reko.
@@vojvoda-draza To znaci da je dosao novi gazda.
The new dog in the park....respect 2 my serbish man....you‘re the new player in the UFC!!!
He is the Wolf
Excited for this fight
@Millionare Mus youtu. be is good
Rakić is awesome, hopes he wins a title.
The new dawg 💯
Love this Fighter
Beast !!""
A future champ!
Bata Rako,samo napred!!! Niko ti nista ne moze! NAJJACI SI!!!
Love watching this guy - such a good 205er. One wonders whether he will be good enough to reach a title shot. That last fight where he got wrestled to hell was a bit painful from a entertainment perspective.
Go watch kickboxing or Muay Thai then. This is mma if you don’t like wrestling leave.
@@thelaststylebender8215 ha ha ha - no i won't leave, love mma, wrestling with no finishing is boring end of - think cody stamann, carla esparza, colby covington.
@@shifty277 Well you are uttering straight up bullshit.In his last fight against Volkan he attempted NINE FUCKING TAKEDOWNS and landed only one.Volkan attempted ZERO TAKEDOWNS.
Ryan boring or not it shows you don’t really like mma for mma but instead like when they stand up only. Pure casual.
@@thelaststylebender8215 ha ha ha on your bike son - not interested
How’s he not in ufc4
fake game thats why
pathetic of them to be missing out alot of fighters in top 10 or so in each division
Neki Lik they spent more time adding stupid cloths an shit then fighters what do you expect tho it’s EA
Great sportsmanship too
Can’t believe Geoff neal got injured! Iv been waiting patiently I think he becomes champ within 2 years if he can stay fit.
He would've been 12 in a row by now if he wasnt robbed in Korea...
Ajmo Raketo naša
Ajmoo Raketoooo kidaj breee🇷🇸☦️🙏
what Novak Djokovic is in tennis, Aleksandar Rakic is in the ring Come on Serbia
Omg what a beast
Rakic is going to punish Smith really bad! Mark my words👌
And he did
He literally tkod Ckark with half of a back forearm, impressive!
My bratan will be the next Champion❤️🇷🇸
I would love to see Anthony Smith win, but Rakic looks legit.
Bravo
Smith needs to get a struggle submission to win. I think Rakic comes in and will Blitz Smith
Let s go Rakic 🚀🚀🚀
Best 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸❤❤❤
He sent First dude to the Shadow Relm.
Him against Jiri Prozhaka would be a great match up
*just wanted to let rakic fans and those who are interested in his crazy workout routine know that he has his own YT channel just search for his name the channel is still pretty young only a month or so, he could use some subs. Spread the word Team Rocket!* 🚀🇷🇸💪🤝💯
Smith last fight in ufc
So we are getting Rakic vs Smith next,after Anthony´s performance that match will be fire...
Good video 😎👍
Anthony Smith has been talking like Luke Rockhold lately i hope he takes this guy serious.
This guy is going to K.O. him.