Alexander Rakic's path to the top of the UFC's 205-pound division has been an interesting one. The Austrian martial artist started playing soccer at an early age, but due to an unfortunate yet fortuitous turn of events in his life, he soon turned to martial arts. He was kicked out of the local soccer team because he was too aggressive and readily got into fights. But this turned out to be his best, as he discovered martial arts and fell in love with it.
“Rocket” was so into martial arts that he had already fought 40 fights before transitioning to MMA. Ten years later, he remains one of the most exciting prospects in the UFC. There is no doubt that he has a warrior's spirit, but much of the credit for his success goes to his team and coaches, Gym 23 and his top team at American. Ahead of their fight at UFC 300 Jiri Prochaska This week, in what may be the most important game of his career to date, we take a look at his team and coach.
Aleksandar Rakic continues to train with the Austrian team
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Aleksandar Rakic began training in martial arts at the age of 12 after quitting his local soccer team. He started with boxing and kickboxing and fell in love with the sport. The Serbian had his first organized fight two years later, when he was just 14 years old.
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A relatively late entrant into mixed martial arts, he did not begin training in this new sport until he was 20 years old and already an experienced fighter. Rakic began training in MMA in his hometown of Vienna, where he continues to train. The 32-year-old is training under his head coach at Gym 23 in the Austrian capital. Neville Sabai.
“Rocket” trains at the prestigious “American Top Team” gym, home to MMA stars. dustin poirier, Jorge Masvidal, Junior Dos Santosand Andre Arlovski. However, the branch where Rakić trains is located in Zagreb, Croatia.Rakic also holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under his coach. Roberto Passtouch. And 'Rocket' will definitely need all his skills, experience and good advice from his team to defeat the illustrious former champion on April 13th.
Rakic hopes to return for revenge against 'Jiri'
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Aleksandar Rakic was given the nickname “Rocket” by fans after he made headlines by knocking out Jimmy Manuwa with a head kick in 2019 due to his tendency to fire on all cylinders right out of the gate. Because it is. The Austrian puts relentless pressure on his opponent from the first bell with his deadly striking ability. And fans are looking forward to the next match against Jiri Prochaska on Saturday.
Rakic bounces back from unfortunate loss to former champion Jan Blachowicz Two years ago. He damaged ligaments in his right knee and suffered a third-round KO loss to the Polish giant. Of course, this put him out of action for two years.
Given this long hiatus and the possibility of a 205-pound title shot, fans are hoping for the best from the Austrian if he can get past Prochaska. But he's not the only player coming into the game with a shoulder injury. Prochaska is also trying to recover from an injury and a tough loss.
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'BJP' returns from shoulder injury but loses alex pereira He himself will be looking to remind the UFC world just how good he is in his light heavyweight title bout at UFC 295. This fight has all the makings of an absolute banger and is almost guaranteed to put someone to sleep. What are your predictions for UFC 300?
