š³š¤Aleksandar RakiÄ's coach reveals RakĆc was on antibiotics when he lost to JiÅĆ ProchĆ”zka at UFC 300 and believes RakĆc is the only fighter that can beat Alex Pereira:
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Aleksandar Rakic coach Babak Nejadmoghaddam claims the Austrian wasnāt his 100% for his last fight.
Rakic suffered a second-round technical knockout loss against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 300 this past April. While Rakic had already compromised Prochazkaās movement with leg kicks in the first round, āBJPā came from behind to score the TKO in the second stanza. Nejadmoghaddam revealed that Rakic was on antibiotics going into UFC 300. According to his coach, it was Rakic who said that he couldnāt feel his legs when he returned to his corner in between rounds.
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With consecutive losses on his record, Nejadmoghaddam acknowledges that Rakic hasnāt had a great run recently. However, he feels that will all change when Rakic takes on top contender Magomed Ankalaev in a potential title eliminator at UFC 308 this Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Nejadmoghaddam believes āRocketā can not only upset Ankalaev but also eventually dethrone light heavyweight king Alex Pereira.
āAt UFC 300, he fought Jiri Prochazka on antibiotics,ā Nejadmoghaddam said on the UFC 308 Countdown show. āAnd you saw what happened. First round he was totally dominating and second round he justā¦ When he was sitting on the stool, he told me, āCoach I donāt feel my legs.ā We never told anybody, but past is past. Unfortunately, weāve been having like a black cloud over us. But this camp, we have a great feeling for this fight. People donāt know who theyāre dealing with. And we like this. This is the only guy that can stop [Alex] Pereira, without a doubt.ā