Coach Reveals Aleksandar Rakic Fought Jiri Prochazka While on Antibiotics

😳🤒Aleksandar Rakić’s coach reveals Rakíc was
on antibiotics when he lost to Jiří Procházka at UFC 300 and
believes Rakíc is the only fighter that can beat Alex Pereira:

„At UFC 300 he fought Jiří Procházka on antibiotics…second round
when he was sitting on stool he told me… pic.twitter.com/mUimzox1qK

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight)
October 22, 2024

Aleksandar
Rakic coach Babak Nejadmoghaddam claims the Austrian wasn’t 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
Prochazka’s movement with leg kicks in the first round, “BJP” 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 couldn’t feel
his legs when he returned to his corner in between rounds.

With consecutive losses on his record, Nejadmoghaddam acknowledges
that Rakic hasn’t 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 “Rocket” can not only upset Ankalaev but also eventually
dethrone light heavyweight king Alex
Pereira.

“At UFC 300, he fought Jiri
Prochazka on antibiotics,” Nejadmoghaddam said on the UFC 308
Countdown show. “And you saw what happened. First round he was
totally dominating and second round he just… When he was sitting on
the stool, he told me, ‘Coach I don’t feel my legs.’ We never told
anybody, but past is past. Unfortunately, we’ve been having like a
black cloud over us. But this camp, we have a great feeling for
this fight. People don’t know who they’re dealing with. And we like
this. This is the only guy that can stop [Alex] Pereira, without a
doubt.”