Aleksandar Rakic ​​​​can’t wait to top off the party against Magomed Ankalaev as one of the biggest underdogs at UFC 308

Aleksandar Rakic ​​​​can’t wait to “crash the party” and upset Ankalaev’s applecart

As bookmakers predict a shutout from Ankalaev at UFC 308, fans would do well to remember that the Serb remains one of the division’s most dangerous strikers with nine KO/TKO wins in his career, defeating Jiri Prochazka before BJP last time out there is a comeback in the second round.

“It’s time to remind the fans and the people in the UFC who ‘The Rocket’ is back in the day,” Rakic ​​teased at the UFC 308 pre-fight press conference, noting, “I’m ready “To keep the party going.” Saturday and mess everything up.”

Should the 18-1-1 Ankalaev claim victory next weekend, the UFC will likely push him into a title fight against Brazilian superstar Alex Pereira in early 2025.

“I take this opportunity very seriously; I worked really hard for this match,” Rakic ​​​​reacted to MMA Junkie, explaining that while the Russian appears to be looking at Pereira, he is fully focused on pulling off a dramatic upset for the underdog.

“On social media I saw everything going back and forth between Ankalaev and Pereira… I didn’t want to say anything as my main focus was to train hard, be prepared for Ankalaev and focus 100% on him; Put on a show on Saturday and crash the party.”

In fact, Rakic ​​believes Ankalaev could be making a big mistake if he tries to prove himself worthy against Pereira by changing his fighting style to get the fans on his side.

“It’s a mixed martial arts fight. I had a very good camp where we prepared for every scenario. Punching, wrestling or grappling, we’ll see where the fight goes… Maybe he’s shooting to take him out, maybe he’s trying to prove he’s tough [to set up the fight] against Alex Pereira, you never know.

“I don’t even pay attention to what he says about Pereira – the most important thing is how will he fight me on Saturday night?”

Aleksandar Rakic’s coach reveals what went wrong against Prochazka

In the UFC 308 Embedded series, Rakic’s wrestling coach Babak Moghaddam revealed that his athlete took a course of antibiotics for his last fight with former champion Prochazka; This explains why the momentum of this fight shifted so significantly in the second round.

“At UFC 300, he fought Jiri Prochazka on antibiotics, and you saw what happened… In the first round he completely dominated and after the second round, when he was sitting on the chair, he said to me, ‘Coach, I can’t feel.’ my legs’.

“He didn’t tell anyone, but you know, bygones are bygones,” Moghaddam admitted before teasing that they enter UFC 308 with the underdog mentality as they pursue a long-awaited fight with Poatan.

“Unfortunately there was a dark cloud over us, but in this camp we have a great feeling about this fight. People don’t know who they’re dealing with and we like that because he’s the only one who can stop Alex Pereira – without a doubt.”

Ankalaev vs. Rakic ​​will be broadcast live this weekend at UFC 308, scheduled for October 26 in Abu Dhabi.

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