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Medic’s 30-Second KO Tops UFC’s First Event in Serbia and Fuels Record Finish Night

The quick main-event stoppage positions Medic as a rising welterweight contender.

Overview

  • The main event, which took place Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, ended at 0:30 of round one when Uros Medic knocked out Daniel Rodriguez to extend his win streak to four.
  • UFC Belgrade set modern-UFC records for first-round finishes and total stoppages on a single card as 12 of 14 fights ended by finish.
  • The promotion awarded $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses to Uros Medic, Gilbert Urbina, Navajo Stirling and Nina Milosevic and gave $25,000 stoppage payouts to other winners.
  • In the co-main Navajo Stirling scored a first-round TKO of former champion Jan Błachowicz and Aleksandar Rakic won a unanimous decision in his heavyweight debut, immediately altering short-term contender discussions.
  • As the UFC’s first event in Serbia the card drew a raucous home crowd, tested European primetime broadcast windows on Paramount+ and sparked immediate matchmaking talk for higher-profile fights for several winners.