Uroš Medić knocks out Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Belgrade

Uroš Medić knocked out Daniel Rodriguez after 30 seconds at Belgrade Arena. The welterweight victory closed the first UFC event staged in Serbia.

Medić returned to compete in the country after nine years abroad. His finish gave the home crowd a Serbian winner in the main event.

Medić ended the main event before the first break

Rodriguez entered with extensive UFC experience and a durable record. Medić attacked from range and looked for openings without a long feeling-out period.

The Serbian fighter landed the decisive sequence after only 30 seconds. Rodriguez could not recover before the referee stopped the contest.

Medić hurt Rodriguez during the opening exchange. The referee stopped the contest after the follow-up strikes landed.

The victory improved Medić's professional record to fourteen wins and three defeats. It also added another early stoppage to his career.

Medić did not require a long ground exchange to secure this victory. His clean striking created the stoppage while both men were still fresh.

The crowd responded immediately when the referee intervened. Serbia's first UFC card ended with its home main-event fighter celebrating in the cage.

The victory followed a long absence from home competition

Medić built much of his professional career outside Serbia. Training and competition took him through Alaska and later into the UFC.

Nine years had passed since his previous fight in Serbia. The Belgrade booking also brought him back before a home crowd.

Fighting at home also brought additional attention throughout the week. Medić handled those obligations before producing a short and controlled performance.

After the win, he named former champion Leon Edwards as a desired opponent. The callout expressed his ambition after the completed result.

Uroš Medić celebrates inside the cage after a UFC contest.

The result gave Medić a prominent victory in the UFC welterweight division. Rodriguez entered the bout with extensive experience at that level.

The performance adds another finish to his UFC record. It also gives Serbian supporters a clear central moment from the first local event.

The decisive attack began with a left overhand and continued with a right hook. Medić then landed ground strikes before referee Jason Herzog stopped the bout. Twelve of the event's fourteen contests ended by knockout or submission, setting a UFC record for finishes on one card.

Aleksandar Rakić won in a new weight class

Aleksandar Rakić also competed on the card and made his heavyweight debut. He faced Marcin Tybura in a three-round contest.

All three judges scored the fight 30-27 for Rakić. The unanimous decision reflected his control across every completed round.

The victory ended a difficult sequence of four defeats. It was Rakić's first UFC win in five years.

Moving to heavyweight changed the physical matchup. Rakić still maintained his pace and avoided losing a round on the official cards.

His result gave the Serbian audience another important home victory. Unlike Medić, Rakić required the full scheduled distance.

The two performances produced different kinds of victory. Medić stopped the contest quickly. Rakić secured a unanimous decision across fifteen minutes.

Other Serbian fighters added wins to the card

Borislav Nikolić won his bout by decision. The result gave him a completed victory on the same historic programme.

Nina Nikolija Milošević earned a technical knockout. Her finish added another stoppage before the evening reached its main contests.

Jovan Leka also won by technical knockout. Serbian fighters recorded several different victories across the card.

The event was important because the UFC had never previously staged a show in Serbia. Belgrade Arena supplied the setting for that first visit. Marina Spasić also became the first woman from Serbia to compete in the UFC.

Medić closed the main event with a first-round knockout. The home crowd saw a Serbian victory in the final contest.

UFC Belgrade finished with several victories for Serbian fighters. Medić completed the programme by stopping Rodriguez after 30 seconds.

Medić began the bout at a fast pace and looked for striking range. Rodriguez had little time to settle into a longer contest.

The decisive combination arrived before the end of the first round. The referee stopped the bout after Rodriguez could no longer defend safely.

The decisive sequence started immediately and ended after 30 seconds. Medić recorded the fourteenth victory of his professional career.

The location added weight to the result. Medić had built most of his senior career outside Serbia and had not competed at home for nine years.

Belgrade also hosted the country's first UFC event. A Serbian winner in the main event closed that programme in front of the local audience.

Rakić's victory earlier in the evening lasted the full distance. Medić's result supplied a different type of success through a first-round knockout.

Other Serbian fighters had already won before the main event. Medić completed the programme with a knockout after 30 seconds.