UFC Belgrade live results, highlights and play-by-play
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live THIS MORNING (Sat., Aug. 1, 2026)with UFC Belgrade, streaming live online via Paramount+. The event happens inside Beogradska Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. This is the promotion’s first-ever trip to the Balkans. Uros Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez serves as our main event today.
UFC Belgrade Preview
Medic — from nearby Novi Sad, Serbia — gets his first UFC main event slot here. He’s earned it with blistering finishes over Geoff Neal (see that here), Muslim Salikhov (that one here) and Gilbert Urbina (re-live that here). The combined time of those fights is less than four minutes. Rodriguez, meanwhile, is coming off a grueling win over Kevin Holland; however, he’s been held out for sometime because of legal issues (which saw him stuck in a Mexican jail for eight months).
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The co-main event is Jan Blachowicz vs. Navajo Stirling. Blachowicz was scheduled to face Bogdan Guskov, before Guskov was needed in Abi Dhabi last weekend. Stirling comes in on short notice, just a month removed from his win over Ion Cutelaba.
The rest of the main card is a “Balkans vs. The World” theme with Aleksandar Rakic vs. Marcin Tybura, Dusko Todorovic vs. Robert Valentin, Vlasto Cepo vs. Gilbert Urbina and Milos Janicic vs. Noah Gugnon.
The “Prelims” are headlined by Ludovit Klein vs. Tofiq Musayev. Mateusz Rebecki (a walking “Fight of the Night”) also makes an appearance. He’s facing Kyle Prepolec. Other notable fights on the undercard include Oban Elliott vs. Michael Oliveira and Bogdan Grad vs. Dennis Buzukja.
UFC Belgrade Start Date and Time
The action from Belgrade goes down during primetime in Serbia. That means, for many of us in North America, we’ve got a morning show for the second week in a row.
- UFC Belgrade “Prelims” will begin at 10 a.m. ET.
- UFC Belgrade main card is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET.
- All of UFC Belgrade airs on Paramount+, which you can stream here.
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UFC BELGRADE QUICK RESULTS
Main card- 170 lbs.: Uros Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez
- 205 lbs.: Jan Blochowicz vs. Navajo Stirling
- 265 lbs.: Aleksandar Rakic vs. Marcin Tybura
- 185 lbs.: Dusko Todorovic vs. Robert Valentin
- 185 lbs.: Vlasto Cepo vs. Gilbert Urbina
- 155 lbs.: Milos Janicic vs. Noah Gugnon
- 155 lbs: Ludovit Klein vs. Tofiq Musayev
- 170 lbs.: Oban Elliott vs. Michael Oliveira
- 135 lbs.: Mark Vologdin vs. Borislav Nikolic
- 145 lbs.: Bogdan Grad vs. Dennis Buzukja
- 155 lbs.: Mateusz Rebecki vs. Kyle Prepolec
- 135 lbs.: Nina Milosevic vs. Hailey Cowan
- 265 lbs.: Jovan Leka def. Alexander Poppeck by TKO (liver kick), round 1 (2:22)
- 115 lbs.: Stephanie Luciano def. Marina Spasic by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (3:30) — HIGHLIGHTS
UFC BELGRADE PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
Prelims
Jovan Leka vs. Alexander Poppeck: The Serbian crowd got what they came here for. Leka stalked down Poppeck, a Light Heavyweight in Heavyweight clothing, and nailed him with a liver kick to send him down.
Official decision: Jovan Leka def. Alexander Poppeck by TKO (liver kick), round 1 (2:22)
Marina Spasic vs. Stephanie Luciano: Spasic showed a little something on the feet, but Luciano was able to answer all of that. When Luciano shot, Spasic had no answers for her. Luciano then quickly got the rear naked choke, as if she was teaching a seminar.
Official decision: Stephanie Luciano def. Marina Spasic by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (3:30)
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