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UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateAugust 1, 2026 (2026-08-01)
VenueBelgrade Arena
CityBelgrade, Serbia
Attendance18,623[1]
Total gate$2,490,023[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld

UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez (also known as UFC Fight Night 283) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 1, 2026, at the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.[2]

Background

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The Belgrade Arena hosted the promotion's debut in Serbia, which became the 33rd country to hold a UFC event.[2]

A welterweight bout between Uroš Medić and Daniel Rodriguez headlined the event.[3]

A light heavyweight rematch between former KSW and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz and Bogdan Guskov was scheduled to take place at the event.[4] However, on July 13, Guskov was moved to headline the previous week's event, UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov, after Khalil Rountree Jr. withdrew due to injury, resulting in Błachowicz facing Navajo Stirling instead.[5][6] The rematch between Błachowicz and Guskov was originally scheduled for UFC 328 in May 2026, but Błachowicz withdrew due to a torn meniscus, so the pairing was scrapped.[7][8] The pair previously fought at UFC 323 in December 2025, where their bout ended in a majority draw after being moved from UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker for undisclosed reasons.[9][10][11]

A heavyweight bout between 2022 PFL Heavyweight Tournament winner Ante Delija and Johnny Walker (who's moving up a weight class) was expected to take place at the event.[12] However, Delija pulled out due to injury and after a replacement was unsuccessfully sought, the bout was cancelled.[13][14]

Jovan Leka and Max Gimenis were expected to meet in a heavyweight bout at the preliminary card.[15] However, Gimenis pulled due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alexander Poppeck.[16]

Mark Vologdin was scheduled to face Josias Musasa in a bantamweight bout at this event.[17] However, Musasa withdrew from the event for unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Borislav Nikolić.[18]

Results

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Main card (Paramount+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Uroš Medić def. Daniel Rodriguez TKO (punches) 1 0:30
Light Heavyweight Navajo Stirling def. Jan Błachowicz TKO (elbows and punches) 1 2:56
Heavyweight Aleksandar Rakić def. Marcin Tybura Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Robert Valentin def. Duško Todorović Submission (guillotine choke) 1 4:14
Middleweight Gilbert Urbina def. Vlasto Čepo TKO (elbows and punches) 1 1:01
Lightweight Noah Gugnon def. Miloš Janičić Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:21
Preliminary card (Paramount+)
Lightweight Tofiq Musayev def. Ľudovít Klein TKO (punches) 2 4:07
Welterweight Michael Oliveira def. Oban Elliott TKO (punches) 1 1:49
Bantamweight Borislav Nikolić def. Mark Vologdin Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Bogdan Grad def. Dennis Buzukja Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 4:33
Lightweight Mateusz Rębecki def. Kyle Prepolec TKO (punches) 1 4:41
Women's Bantamweight Nina Nikolija Milošević def. Hailey Cowan TKO (punch to the body) 1 3:41
Heavyweight Jovan Leka def. Alexander Poppeck TKO (body kick and punches) 1 2:22
Women's Strawweight Stephanie Luciano def. Marina Spasić Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:20

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $100,000 bonuses. The other finishes received $25,000 additional bonuses.[20]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Uroš Medić, Navajo Stirling, Gilbert Urbina, and Nina Nikolija Milošević

Records set

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The event broke the modern UFC record for most first-round finishes, recording ten and surpassing the eight set one month earlier at UFC 329.[21][22][1]

In addition, the event recorded twelve finishes, surpassing the previous modern UFC record of eleven shared by UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping, UFC 224, UFC 281, UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho, and UFC 329.[23][1]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Mike Bohn (2026-08-02). "UFC Fight Night 283 post-event facts: Serbia debut sets new bar for finishes". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  2. 1 2 Guilherme Cruz (2026-04-27). "UFC announces Serbia debut with August card in Belgrade". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  3. ↑ Marcel Dorff (2026-05-25). "Uroš Medić gets main event at home against Daniel Rodriguez". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  4. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2026-06-20). "Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov 2 rescheduled for UFC Belgrade". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  5. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2026-07-14). "Magomed Ankalaev fights Bogdan Guskov in new UFC Abu Dhabi main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
  6. ↑ Christopher Reive (2024-07-17). "UFC Serbia: Navajo Stirling steps in against Jan Blachowicz on less than three weeks' notice". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  7. ↑ Bartlomiej Stachura (2026-03-05). "Doniesienia: Jan Blachowicz wystapi na majowej gali UFC 328 w Newark, stajac do rewanzu z Bogdanem Guskovem". lowking.pl. Retrieved 2026-06-20. (in Polish)
  8. ↑ Lewis Thompson (2026-04-18). "UFC 328 suffers big blow as former champion withdraws from card with injury". talksport.com. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  9. ↑ Timothy Wheaton (2025-08-31). "Jan Błachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov set for UFC Qatar debut". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  10. ↑ Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2025-10-13). "Jan Blachowicz meets rising contender at UFC 323". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
  11. ↑ Jay Anderson (2025-12-06). "UFC 323: Jan Blachowicz still tough out, draws with Bogdan Guskov". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  12. ↑ Alexander Behunin (2026-04-30). "Johnny Walker moves to Heavyweight, set to collide with Ante Delija at UFC Belgrade". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  13. ↑ Index Sport (2026-06-21). "UFC-ovi insajderi: Ante Delija zbog ozljede otkazao borbu u Beogradu". index.hr. Retrieved 2026-07-17. (in Croatian)
  14. ↑ Kyle Dimond (2026-07-27). "UFC Belgrade officially down a fight as four-time headliner left without replacement opponent". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  15. ↑ Nolan King (2026-05-15). "Jovan Leka signs with UFC, gets Serbian homecoming vs. Max Gimenis". aol.com. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  16. ↑ Arkadiusz Hnida (2026-07-23). "Pokonał Tomasza Narkuna, teraz trafia do UFC. Oktagon traci wielką gwiazdę". mma.pl. Retrieved 2026-07-23. (in Polish)
  17. ↑ Marcel Dorff (2026-06-01). "Explosive Bantamweights in Search of First UFC Win in Belgrade". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
  18. ↑ Ognjen Terzin (2026-07-24). "Još jedan srpski borac učestvuje na UFC spektaklu u Beogradu? Borislav Nikolić u poslednjem trenutku potpisao ugovor, očekuje se da debituje baš u Areni". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 2026-07-25. (in Serbian)
  19. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  20. ↑ Adam Martin (2026-08-01). "UFC Belgrade bonuses revealed after record-setting card". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  21. ↑ Mike Bohn (2026-07-12). "UFC 329 post-event facts: Max Holloway makes three-division history". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  22. ↑ Bobbie Jackson (2026-08-02). "Medic marks UFC's Serbia debut with 30-second win". bbc.com. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  23. ↑ Adam Martin (2026-08-01). "UFC Belgrade bonuses revealed after record-setting card". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
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