Aleksandar Rakic ​​alleges he was attacked by Jimi Manuwa at UFC London; Manuwa confirms aggression

J. Manuwa (left) and A. Rakic ​​(right) faced each other at UFC Stockholm, in 2019 (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube)

More than three years have passed since the duel between Aleksandr Rakic and Jimi Manuwa in the UFC octagon. Despite this, the two athletes seem to be far from resolving their differences. Last Sunday (24), the Austrian claimed, through a video published on social media, that he had been attacked by the Brit inside the O2 Arena, the stage of the UFC London last Saturday (23th).

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“Jimi Manuwa, you piece of s***. You son of a bitch, what a coward you did to me last night. Guys, I would like you to know that, after the event, security guards at the UFC London they were taking me to transport to go back to the hotel and 'Mr. Still Sleeping' was sitting at the end of my row, so I needed to get past him. I passed by and he said something that I didn't pay attention to. I have nothing to say to this guy. For me, it's over. But when I started to turn around, he threw a surprise punch at me. Even though he was very close, he couldn't hit my head. I think he hit my neck with his forearm. The security guards acted quickly and separated us. What a cowardly attitude. You knew I'd be in London alone. Did you know I had surgery nine weeks ago and did this. You are a sore loser and I want everyone to know what a piece of s*** you are. I will live in your head forever. I retired you, knocked you out and the world saw. Happy retirement, 'Mr. Sleep,'” said Rakic.

Aleksandr Rakic and Jimi Manuwa faced each other at UFC Stockholm, in June 2019. On that occasion, the Austrian knocked out the Brit with a high kick just 42 seconds into the fight. Manuwa announced his retirement from MMA days later.

After the outburst of Aleksandr Rakic, Jimi Manuwa, through social media, confirmed the attack and said that he had promised to “slap” the Austrian when he saw him because of the provocations he had suffered on social media after the duel.

“Hey Rakic, instead of keeping things professional, you chose to talk s*** on the internet, so I said I would slap you when I saw you. I saw you”, explained Manuwa.