Aleksandar Rakic’s Tattoos: What Is The Meaning Behind All Of The UFC Star’s Inks

Aleksandar Rakic has attracted the fight fans’ attention with not only his fighting prowess but also the inks on his body. The first thing that the audience at the arena looks at as the Austrian mixed martial artist removes his shirt before stepping into the cage is indeed the collection of tattoos on his body. This has often created intrigue in the fans’ minds, urging them to wonder about the meaning behind the tattoos.

While Aleksandar Rakic is not as inked as some of the other UFC stars such as Dustin Poirier and Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera, he has quite a few tattoos on his body. These inks carry unique meaning and significance for the ethnic Serb and reflect his personality, beliefs, and life experiences. The most prominent tattoo on his body is a beautiful tribal piece that goes from his right chest and shoulder down to his wrist.

It is quite a detailed tattoo with many different elements, starting with what looks like a Koi fish, a pair of crowned ‘laugh now, cry later’ masks, as well as scales. The Koi fish is a prominent motif in some Southeast Asian cultures and symbolizes perseverance and having overcome low phases of life. The mask, on the other hand, stands for the duality of life, while the scales probably are representative of his belief he cannot be hurt since the purpose of scales in reptiles and fish is to protect them.

But wait, there’s more. Of course, the Austrian mixed martial artist didn’t stop with the Koi.

Other tattoos prominent tattoos of Aleksandar Rakic

On the upper part of his right thigh, Aleksandar Rakic has a lion. This could represent courage, strength, aggression, and pride and captures Rakic’s aggressive yet courageous personality in the ring. His right upper arm bears a tattoo of a cross and a rose, with the former being the most prominent symbol of Christianity, reflecting his strong faith, while the rose represents love and friendship.

Below his left pec, the Serb has a tattoo of his son’s name, “Andrej” in cursive letters – clearly a symbol of his love and commitment to his family. On the upper part of his left pec is the statement “Ready for War.” His left forearm bears another tattoo written in the Cyrillic script that says, “Fighting is worth it” when translated to English. This phrase is clearly a representation of his commitment to fighting.

With his tattoos set in place, Rakic is all set to fight Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 308. The event at Abu Dhabi has given the Austrian a well-deserved chance to overturn his 2-fight losing streak. But Ankalaev isn’t someone who can be taken lightly. And if he does defeat the Russian, ‘Rocket’ would become the fighter to break Ankalaev’s 10-fight win streak.

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