Aleksandar Rakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Ракић; born February 6, 1992) is an Austrian mixed martial artist.
He accumulated over 40 fights by the time he was 20 years old, when he transitioned to mixed martial arts (MMA) for a new challenge.
[6][9][10] Rakić started his professional MMA career in 2011, competing primarily in the European circuit, and amassed a record of 8–1 before being signed by the UFC in March 2017.
[14] However, it was reported on February 7, 2018, that Antigulov was pulled from the fight, citing injury, as a result, the bout was cancelled.
[31] However, in late January, Błachowicz withdrew due to an injury[32] and the bout was rescheduled for UFC on ESPN 36 on May 14, 2022.
[33] Rakić lost the fight via technical knockout in round three after being rendered unable to continue after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.
[35] After a nearly two year layoff, Rakić was set to make his return to face Jan Błachowicz in a rematch on January 20, 2024, at UFC 297.
[38] Despite landing numerous leg kicks, Rakić lost the bout by technical knockout in the second round.