BISPING interview: ALEKSANDAR RAKIC "Jiri Prochazka is a FAKE SAMURAI!" | UFC 300 

Good choice for the interview. You're the GOAT Michael Bispingović.

"Czech republic is tough place" lol I am from Czech Republic and from I can tell our country is the most safest and boring place on this planet hehe. There is basically zero gang or gun crimes. You can walk basically anywhere at midnight and you basically don't need to worry about anything. There is just the normal stuff like theft in crowded places, bar fights in the cities etc. in average amount that is happening in any country. But If you compare CZ with other countries like UK, Sweden, Germany, France etc.. Where are gangs, knife attacks all the time, even acid attacks etc.. There is zero of that in CZ. I would be actually scared to travel into UK, Ireland, Germany, Sweden etc.. and walk there in the middle of the night in places that I don't know. You can easily walk into street where is like 99% of chance that you will get attacked. There are no places like that in CZ. So to me it is really comical to listen guy from UK talking about how Czech Republic is tough place haha...

I always KNEW Jiri was not a samurai. He's most likely a Ninja living rent free in Rakic's head xD

Please interview Jiri Prochazka

Maybe Rakic dont know yet, but Jiri never ever call himself a samurai, he only found usefull to follow Bushido codex in his life. People became calling him samurai because of this, not him. Its still again and again the same topic about this samurai thing :D

Tako je Rakicu pozdrav od Hrvata 💪🇭🇷

Everyone forgets about Rakic but before getting injured against Jan he was looking like the next champ

seems like a great guy

My mother comes from the Czech Republic and I never had the feeling that things were particularly rough there

I see Rakic as becoming the next champ for sure, absolutely no question about it! The guy is a true definition of a rocket 🚀 Stand-up guy too! Let's get it champ 🏆 💪🏻

Jiri Prochazka is special! Rakic is just a fighter.

Rakic's injury traveled all the way to his head it seems. Jiri never said point blank he's a 'samurai' . He's done many interviews in these past 2+ years . Not once said it. He follows the Bushido codex , taking lessons from Myamoto's writings. Living a more centered and honorable life. Lest we forget he was The one who relinquished the belt due to his injury. Which is why Hill vs Glover went at it for the vacant title . Can't imagine another fighter doing the same in that situation. Anyone else would have held up the division. In Any case, this match with Rakic will be exceptional ⚡

If he invites you to Austria or Serbia, choose Serbia 🍔🍻💃🕺

Rakic talk about Jiri like he know him, but mark my words this man is going to get humbled.

Greetings michael to you and your family from Belgrade Serbia

Another video by the champ!! Loving how regular you’re uploading! Big up the champ bisping!!

Idemo Aleks !

Jiri is going to be out to remind us how dangerous he is. Rakic doesn't know what's coming his way. Highlight reel him like he did Reyes

the Rocket making Austria proud - although we don´t appreciate it much, because MMA doesn´t get enough attention yet - always humble, well-spoken (except "jebi se", meaning "fu.. you" in serbian 😀). According to his training he´s improved a lot regarding all aspects, jsut hope he´ll check low-kicks better than vs. Jan + Volkan......

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🤔 *Introduction and Injury Recovery* - Alexander Rakic talks about his ACL and meniscus injury recovery. - Highlights living in Vienna, training, and working on skills during the recovery period. - Emphasizes the importance of patience and calmness in his career development. 02:15 🧘 *Importance of Calmness in Fighting* - Michael Bisping and Alexander discuss the significance of staying calm in fights. - Calmness is seen as a key factor in improving performance and becoming a better fighter. - The negative impact of being in a frantic state of mind and the need for composure in high-pressure situations. 04:47 🗡️ *Thoughts on Yuri Prochazka* - Rakic expresses skepticism about Yuri Prochazka's portrayal as a "samurai." - Questions the authenticity of Prochazka's samurai lifestyle and shares his perspective on it. - Acknowledges Prochazka's athleticism but emphasizes the need to stay genuine and not publicize too much. 07:32 👑 *King of Europe and Fight with Prochazka* - Rakic hints at tension with Prochazka, emphasizing the fight as a battle for the title of "King of Europe." - Talks about Prochazka's unique style and the anticipation of a competitive and attractive fight. - Expresses the desire to fight Prochazka after Jan Blachowicz pulled out and the opportunity to be in the title picture. 09:51 🤔 *Analysis of Prochazka vs. Pereira* - Rakic analyzes Prochazka's performance against Pereira and believes Prochazka was winning until the finish. - Discusses the experience of Prochazka and his ability to stay calm in challenging situations. - Expresses a slight advantage for Magomed Ankalaev in a potential fight against Pereira. 11:37 🥋 *Magomed Ankalaev's Win and Potential Matchup* - Rakic discusses Magomed Ankalaev's win against Johnny Walker and potential matchup against Pereira. - Acknowledges Ankalaev's performance and sees a slight advantage for him in a fight against Pereira. - Considers Ankalaev as a possible opponent in the future, depending on his recovery from injury. 13:37 🏆 *Title Picture and Return After Two Years* - Rakic discusses the potential for being in the title picture with a win against Prochazka. - Talks about his record, emphasizing that he considers himself unbeaten in the UFC. - Expresses motivation for the comeback and the opportunity to showcase improvements in his skills. 16:04 🌍 *Vienna's Dark Side and Rakic's Background* - Rakic provides insights into his background, growing up in Vienna with immigrant influences. - Highlights the challenges and tough situations witnessed in Vienna's districts. - Discusses his journey from kickboxing to MMA and the cultural diversity in Vienna. 19:50 🥊 *Approach to Training and Mental Toughness* - Rakic talks about his approach to training, including hard sparring with specific techniques. - Explains the use of big gloves and double shin pads in sparring for specific benefits. - Discusses mental toughness, emphasizing that ring rust is a mindset that he doesn't believe in. 21:53 🗣️ *Multilingual Background* - Rakic showcases his multilingual skills, mentioning that he speaks Serbian, German, and English. - Humorously acknowledges understanding Croatian, Bosnian, and other related languages. - Reflects on the linguistic diversity in former Yugoslavia. 22:08 🗣️ *Speaking Serbian & Language Skills* - Aleksandar discusses his language skills, including Serbian, German, and English. - Mentions the similarity between Serbian and Russian. 23:04 🤔 *Q&A: Bovac vs. Prochazka* - Responds to a Twitter question about who is the tougher fight between Bovac and Prochazka. - Mentions physical and style challenges posed by each fighter. 23:58 🤝 *Advice for Anthony Smith* - Offers words of advice and expresses the desire for Anthony Smith to come to Vienna for training. - Believes Smith will come back on a winning streak. 24:54 🌍 *Inviting Michael Bisping to Vienna* - Invites Michael Bisping to Vienna after the fight, suggests training, and exploring the city. - Expresses enthusiasm for showing them around and sharing the experience. 26:43 🕰️ *Time During Two-Year Break* - Discusses activities during the two-year break, including recovery, watching fights, studying the game, and taking up bicycling. - Mentions the mental benefits of bicycling for clearing the head and not thinking about anything. Made with HARPA AI

Ајмо Ацо! Сви навијамо за тебе брате.

Jiri did not wanted give hard time to ref by saying it was early , that's what he said later in Czech interview , he also said that he understands the stoppage but also that ref could let it go on for few more seconds. Jiri also torn his ACL in the past - but he finished the fight and won by decision Rakics explanation how Jiri became samurai is just wrong - it just shows you how words can change when it goes through multiple people Jiri is more Japanes than our staff members - RIZIN comment after they visited Jiri when they were making his promo I'm excited for this fight , i hope ref will let them some space and won't stop it unless he's 100% sure. It is UFC 300 afterall

Great Interviewer, Great Fighter! Good work Guys!

Wait ... Jiri isn't a real samurai?? What??

jiri iscoming

All the support to Jiri from Polish guy!

damn Bisping interviews are so much better than his commentary ngl with all due respect Also Rakic champ by the end of 2024 letsgo 🙏

Rakic is right! Tom Cruise was the Last Samurai. There’s a documentary about it.

Great stuff 💯💯

Bro I live in Vienna this has to be one of the safest places on earth lol

I really hope that Jiri will "change" Rakic face...

Go Rakic ,Serbia ❤

Raketa moj ,vreme je da se pokaže zapadnjacima ko je Aleksandar Rakić 🇷🇸🇷🇺🇬🇷🥊🥇🚀🚀

Jiri will take the violation of the bushido code personally

GOD bless Rakic and Bisping. Great interview Michael.

Good interview

Can’t wait it should be good

In my opinion Alex Pereira won the 1st round 🆚 jiri but 2nd round jiri is winning till getting knocked out

Can't wait for Mike to go live again!

C'mon Aleks, Vienna is probably one of the safest big cities there is. Not much crime, no big poverty problem and safe place to grow up.

Rakic champion

Warrior.

Rakic 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Hahahaha, that accent slipped in the beginning 😂😂

Bravo Srbine 🇷🇸

Jiri Prochazka is a fan favorite that is always entertaining!!! Rakic has become a safe fighter which fights for points and to win rounds...lets see what happens!! Ufc 300 is an amazing fight card!!!

He cracks me up

Mikey B. I'm watching you on TNT preview show.And I notice you have a scar on the right side of ypur throat. Is that a disc replacement ?

never knew much of Rakic but he seems like a cool guy- will be watching !

Aleksandar for the belt !!!!

I thought it's Sakis Tolis joined the interview😂

Damn Rakic is a good fighter

NEXT CHAMPION

RAKIC ❤❤❤

hahahha I was like its russian ubite harington and Bisping says it sec after

‏‪24:57‬‏ lets gooo now I start likinh rakic lil bit ‏‪25:18‬‏ ommmg hecwill bring him germany and start showing up 😩

The king is only one 🚀

There's the ufc fighters and there there's the ufc entertainers

Bisping greetings from Srbija!!! 🇷🇸

Steven Segal is a Samurai too.

Nobody cares about Rakic. He should calm down. People will only tune in for Jiri. Without him he wouldn’t have any views. Anyway gut auch mal jemanden in der UFC zu haben, der in einem deutschsprachigen Raum aufgewachsen ist 😂

Neko Bellic?

Go Aleks shock everybady!!!🚀

Mike, come to Serbia, you'll have a much better time over here than in Vienna, trust me! ;)

he was thinking about tko'ing bisping 2:36

Where's the Bisping fight companion? Thought him and Wifey were gonna live stream one? Hopefully he just got drunk and forgot, and nothing bad has happened.

The Hunt Begins. BjP Viktory 🇨🇿☝️🙏

Raketa ❤

MMA saved his life

bro what is he saying lmfaoo, many people pick up different hobies, different mind sets, people change and evolve if he likes that way of life then what is even the point to say fake this fake that? this dude soo dummm

Jetzt ist Rakic Zeit!!! Rocket Time!!! Auuuuuf jeeeetzt !!!!!

Maybe, but at least we know who he is.

michael bispingovic 😂💪🥷

its a shame he doesnt represent austria more these days… i get it he wants to rep his serbian heritage too, but he could just represent both countries equally, like a lot of other fighters do as well, instead of choosing to almost only represent a country he has never even lived in…

IDEMO RAKETA🚀 2RD TKO

It could be Bispingic and Bispingovic lol..I'm todorovic. Aleksandar is Serbian not Austrian only lives there

They have the same voice😂

I'm Alex and Alex Rakič is gonna defeat JP just like Alex P did

*One of the most unlikeable fighter is calling a guy like jiri fake ?? wtf lol*

Jiri never said he was a Samurai.

Nothing fake about Jiri,Rakic seems like a good guy....

Comment by a Jiří Procházka fan: I've heard what Rakic has said about him in the past and it struck me as a lot of disrespect to Jiří. Now that I'm hearing him speak in his entirety, it doesn't sound so bad. It sounds to me like he's trying to hype the fight. It just seems a little strong to me. And they're unnecessarily strong and provocative words. Jiří talks about these things very openly and if you have an open mind it makes sense and you know it's coming from him. There's no point in contradicting it. At the end of the day, there's a good chance Rakic will pay for those words. Jiří prefers to weigh words and show things by his actions. So let's see how it goes in the cage :) ;)

Hi Michael, 6:21 The Czech Republic is not a tough place at all. The opposite is true. The Czech Republic is considered a safe country for visitors, ranking 11th out of 163 countries in the Global Peace Index 2021.

Yeah but tree is not hitting back :D

Man I respect Rakic's knee so much for keeping him out the game while all these fun fights happen. 😂 I hope Jiri beats him.

Tako je Rakićuuu, vodi jih u Srbiju da probaju ćevape :) Sretno, navijamo za tebe!

Go Alex go

"Czech republic is tough place" 🤣 ... I demand all foreigners to think of me as street bred gangster from the dark hoods of Czechia! No seriously, I am from Czech and I moved around a bit here and there. Lived 7 years in Scotland and that place felt 10 times more dangerous than Czech Republic 😆...

Ahahaa kako će ds pogine Rakić 😅😅

JP is the new JSP

He does not call him a fake samurai. Everyone does clickbait these days.

Well, it looks like someone is going to pay for their words on 300. Alexander is going to get crushed.

He said he was born and raised in Vienna, and he has been living there ever since, but wears the serbian flag, so for me he is the fake dude!

SLAVIC POWER 🇷🇸🇨🇿

Rakic is only jealous that Prochazka is a better example and is more famous even though he has been in the UFC for a shorter time.

Rakić is a Serbian warrior

jiri never called himself a samurai :DD

Hmm

There certainly isn't any real Samuria'

Well, technically, he is a fake Samurai. He isn't Japanese and the whole Imperial Japan with professional gladiators doesn't exist anymore. But the philosophy remains. What's the difference between bushido or following the Greeks? But it was funny when Rakic made the call out... Has the Samurai got the balls to fight? (Something like that.) Everyone knew who he was talking to, including Jiri. Made me laugh. Because he is the UFC's Samurai. Yeah, I think Jiri was winning his Poatan fight. It was a shocking stoppage. Just as it got interesting - on the ground. Aleks is the reason why foreign born fighters should polish up their English. It unlocks their personalities. I love how he's a bit of a contrarian. Looking forward to the fight.