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Aleksandar Rakic Signs New UFC Deal

By Tyriece Simon

 

Light heavyweight Aleksandar Rakic will be sticking with the UFC for a while. On Rakic’s Instagram, he announced that he signed a six-fight contract. Rakic is ranked 10th in the light heavyweight division.

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A post shared by Aleksandar „Rocket“ Rakic (@rakic_ufc) on Feb 16, 2020 at 10:25pm PST

At 28 years old, Rakic has been on the rise in the UFC light heavyweight division. He came into the UFC on an eight-fight win streak and won his first UFC fight against Francimar Barroso by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 115 on September 2, 2017. Rakic would go on a three-fight win streak,  most notably his win over Jimi Manuwa by knockout at UFC Fight Night 153 on June 1, 2019. His most recent fight resulted in a loss against Volkan Ozedmir by split decision at UFC Fight Night 165 on December 21, 2019. In a division looking for new contenders, if Rakic can go on another impressive win streak it can lead to fighting for the title in the near future.