Aleksandar Rakic has signed with the UFC (Instagram)

The UFC light heavyweight division is not the deepest weight class on their roster, but it appears to have just been given a boost with a new signing from Europe.

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Sources close to Metro.co.uk have revealed that 25-year-old Aleksandar Rakic has signed for the UFC on a multi-fight deal.

The Austrian trains out of Gym 23 in Vienna under head coach Nebil Sebai and has a professional MMA record of 8-1.

Rakic has fought almost exclusively on the Austrian circuit but had his first two fights in Germany where he lost on debut to Christian Radke, but then later defeated Carsten Lorenz in his second bout.




Since then Rakic has been wreaking havoc across Austria with seven straight wins all inside the distance.

Aleksandar Rakic Name: Aleksandar Rakic

Aleksandar Rakic MMA Record: 8-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)

8-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) Nickname:

Current Streak: 8 Wins

8 Wins Age: 25

25 Weight Class: Light Heavyweight

Light Heavyweight Affiliation: Gym 23

His most impressive win arguably came in December 2014 when he defeated ONE Championship’s Marcin Prachnio at Final Fight Championship 16.

Since being defeated by Rakic, Prachnio has gone a tear himself and has won seven straight fights to put him in touching distance of a title shot over in Asia.

Rakic has picked up two further wins against Martin Batur and Sergio Souza under the Austrian FC banner, but has also had a number of fight cancellations which has hampered his progress.

That could all become very different soon with Rakić putting pen to paper and inking himself a deal with MMA’s premier promotion.

Rakić is the latest fighter under the Heavy Duty Fight Management umbrella to be signed to the UFC with the likes of Scott Askham and Marc Diakiese already well established and making names for themselves.

No word has yet been given on when the Austria could make his debut, though with two upcoming fight cards set to take place in both Stockholm and Glasgow it is likely he will feature on one of those two cards.

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