The landscape at light heavyweight has changed since Aleksandar Rakic got injured, but one thing remains the same. Rakic (14-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) tore his ACL in a TKO loss to former champion Jan Blachowicz in May 2022, and has been on the mend ever since. Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) went on to battle Magomed Ankalaev to a split draw in a vacant title fight at UFC 282, followed by a close loss to former middleweight champ Alex Pereira at UFC 291 . Rakic has wanted to run things back with Blachowicz since falling down with the injury, and the fight appears to make more sense than ever as he nears his return. “If you ask me which fight I would love the most if it’s not a title fight, I would love to run it back with Jan because the chapter is not closed,” Rakic said on Sirius XM’s Fight Nation
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Aleksandar Rakic still wants Jan Blachowicz rematch: ‘The chapter is not closed’ – MMA Junkie