Aleksandar Rakic to undergo surgical scheme for torn ACL after loss to Jan Blachowicz

Aleksandar Rakic bought the news he used to be dreading on Monday when it used to be confirmed he suffered a torn ACL in his UFC on ESPN 36 well-known occasion with Jan Blachowicz.

Rakic’s knee buckled within the third round of this previous Saturday’s headliner when he took an awkward lend a hand step and gave out beneath him. Rakic (14-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) used to be without delay dominated unable to continue, and Blachowicz (29-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) used to be awarded the decide within the serious light heavyweight bout.

The painful reaction on Rakic’s face made it clear there used to be seemingly indispensable injure, and MMA Junkie verified with a particular person conclude to the difficulty, who requested anonymity, that Rakic used to be confirmed to bask in torn the ACL in his apt knee following an MRI.

Ariel Helwani used to be first to document news of Rakic’s prognosis on Monday, alongside with that Rakic has torn the ACL in his left on two old cases, with this being the first in his apt knee.

On yarn of the injure, Rakic will almost definitely be required to undergo surgical scheme. A date for the activity has now not been scheduled.

Rakic, who entered UFC on ESPN 36 as the No. 9-ranked fighter within the United States TODAY Sports actions/MMA Junkie light heavyweight rankings, doesn’t bask in a timeline to come lend a hand, which is in a neighborhood to be coated below the UFC’s insurance coverage because of he suffered the injure mid-fight. Historically, ACL hasten bask in kept athletes sidelines from nine month to more than 12 months.

Earlier than the injure, Rakic and outmoded UFC champ Blachowicz were tied 19-19 on the scorecard, having split the first two rounds.