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UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez Live Updates, Results and Highlights

Tom TaylorAug 1, 2026, updated just now

By this point, the UFC has held events all over the world, from Argentina to Azerbaijan to Singapore. Still, there are plenty of countries the promotion has yet to visit, and today, it'll cross another one off the list, as the Octagon touches down in Serbia for the first time.

Because of the time difference, Saturday's card in the capital city of Belgrade will kick off nice and early for fans in North America. There is plenty of reason to get your coffee brewed up and tune in.

In the main event, Serbia's top MMA export, Uros Medic, will look for his second win over a ranked welterweight, as he takes on dangerous veteran Daniel Rodriguez. It's certainly a tough matchup, but if he's able to win it, it will open the door to the division's top-10, where only the most elite fighters reside.

Belgrade's co-main event will also be a big one, as former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz looks for a late-career win over surging New Zealand contender Navajo Sterling. Poland's Blachowicz was initial set to run it back with Bogdan Guskov on the card, but shifted his focus to the unbeaten Kiwi striker when his original opponent was called upon to fight Magomed Ankalaev in Abu Dhabi last weekend.

The card will also feature the heavyweight debut of Serbia's Aleksandar Rakic, who will look for his first victory since 2021 against long-time Polish contender Marcin Tybura. Several other fighters will be carrying the Serbian flag in Belgrade, while representatives from many other European countries will also return to the cage.

It's a very important event for European MMA, and it should be a fun watch for the North American fans that opt to tune in.

The undercard begins at 10:00 am ET, and the main card at 1:00 pm. Keep it locked here for full results, updates, and highlights from the card.

UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez Complete Results

Welterweight: Uros Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez

Light Heavyweight: Jan Błachowicz vs. Navajo Stirling

Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura vs. Aleksandar Rakic

Middleweight: Dusko Todorovic vs. Robert Valentin

Middleweight: Vlasto Cepo vs. Gilbert Urbina

Lightweight: Milos Janicic vs. Noah Gugnon

Lightweight: Ludovit Klein vs. Tofiq Musayev

Welterweight: Oban Elliott vs. Michael Oliveira

Bantamweight: Mark Vologdin vs. Borislav Nikolic

Featherweight: Bogdan Grad vs. Dennis Buzukja

Lightweight: Mateusz Rebecki vs. Kyle Prepolec

Bantamweight: Nina Milosevic def. Hailey Cowan by TKO (body punches) at 3:41 of round 1

Heavyweight: Jovan Leka def. Alexander Poppeck by TKO (liver kick) at 2:22 of round 1

Strawweight: Stephanie Luciano def. Marina Spasic by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:30 of round 1

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Experienced Lightweights Up Next

UFC Fight Night Medic vs Rodriguez Ceremonial Weigh-in

After three straight first-round stoppages to kick things off, we move on to a fan-friendly lightweight clash pitting Poland's Mateusz Rebecki (20-5) against Serbian-Canadian Kyle Prepolec (18-10).

Both men have a lot of high-level experience, having taken on the likes of Grant Dawson, Ludovit Klein, Drew Dober and Benoit Saint Denis in their last few fights. However, both men have struggled to get the results they want, with Rebecki riding three losses, and Prepolec losing his last two.

In an era of frequent UFC roster trimming, their jobs could be on the line. Regardless, it should be a fun fight.

Another Body Shot!

Just minutes after Jovan Leka's vicious, first-round body-kick stoppage of Alexander Poppeck, Nina Milosevic scored a very similar win at the expense of Hailey Cowan. In her case, it was a pair of first-round punches to the body that sealed the deal, but the finish was no less impressive, and it generated just as big a pop from the Belgrade crowd.

In victory, Milosevic is now an impressive 9-1 overall, with nine straight wins behind her. She is definitely a welcome addition to the women's bantamweight division, which is one of the weakest division's in the UFC right now.

Cowan Fighting for her Roster Spot?

UFC Fight Night Medic vs Rodriguez Ceremonial Weigh-in

Up next, we head to the women's bantamweight division, where Serbia's Nina Milosevic takes on visiting American Hailey Cowan.

Milosevic (8-1) will be making her UFC debut after winning every fight she's had except her pro debut.

Cowan (7-5) is most likely fighting her job, having lost her last three fights in the Octagon, including one where she missed weight. Pressure's on.

Leka Crushes Poppeck

Serbia's Jovan Leka made quick work of Alexander Poppeck in our second fight of the night. While he didn't do much of anything for the first few minutes, he eventually uncorked a liver kick from hell, immediately folding his much smaller opponent in half to the roar of the Belgrade crowd. Seconds later, the referee was waving it off.

Absolutely brutal stuff from the Serbian heavyweight, who is now 14-2 overall and 1-0 in the UFC.

Can he follow in the steps of Josh Hokit, Gable Steveson, Brando Pericic and Valter Walker and continue to pump oxygen into the long stagnant heavyweight division? Time will tell...

Leka Looks to Put Serbia in the Win Column

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Things did not go well for the first Serbian fighter to compete on Saturday's card, but Jovan Leka will soon look to get things on track for the country, as he takes on Germany's Alexander Poppeck at heavyweight.

Both guys are making their UFC debuts, and Poppeck will do so on short notice, having replaced the injured Max Gimenis. The German also weighed in over 50 pounds lighter than his opponent, which could obviously be a massive factor in the outcome of this one.

You never really know what you're in for when two unranked heavyweights collide in the Octagon. We'll find out what these two are all about shortly.

Luciano Plays the Spoiler

Marina Spasic's UFC debut in her home country of Serbia did not go as planned. In fact, it was a bit of a disaster. After landing some nice shots on the feet in the early moments of round one, she was taken down and promptly tapped out by her Brazilian opponent Stephanie Luciano.

The win brings Luciano, a former Jungle Fights champ, to 8-2-1 overall, and 3-1 in the UFC.

Not bad at all considering she's just 26.

10 Minutes Out!

The UFC's first show in Serbia will kick off in about 10 minutes.

There will be Serbians competing in the first three bouts of the night, and a Serbian-Canadian in the fourth, so the local fans will have plenty to get excited about in the early going.

First up, we've got a strawweight clash pitting Siberia's Marina Spasic against visiting Brazilian Stephanie Luciano. Spasic is 7-1 with 6 of her wins coming by way of strikes, and will be making her UFC debut. Luciano is 7-2-1, and despite her relative inexperience, already has a 2-1 UFC record. Both women seem to have potential.

They will start swinging shortly.