UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
| UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 1, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Belgrade Arena | |||
| City | Belgrade, Serbia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez (also known as UFC Fight Night 283) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on August 1, 2026, at the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.[1]
Background
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A welterweight bout between Uroš Medić and Daniel Rodriguez is scheduled to headline the event.[2]
A light heavyweight rematch between former KSW and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz and Bogdan Guskov is scheduled to take place at the event.[3] The rematch was originally scheduled for UFC 328 in May 2026, but Błachowicz withdrew due to a torn meniscus, so the pairing was scrapped.[4][5] 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.[6][7][8]
Fight card
[edit]| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Uroš Medić | vs. | Daniel Rodriguez | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz | vs. | Bogdan Guskov | ||||
| Heavyweight | Ante Delija | vs. | Johnny Walker | ||||
| Heavyweight | Aleksandar Rakić | vs. | Marcin Tybura | ||||
| Welterweight | Oban Elliott | vs. | Michael Oliveira | ||||
| Lightweight | Ľudovít Klein | vs. | Tofiq Musayev | ||||
| Bantamweight | Mark Vologdin | vs. | Josias Musasa | ||||
| Middleweight | Duško Todorović | vs. | Robert Valentin | ||||
| Featherweight | Dennis Buzukja | vs. | Bogdan Grad | ||||
| Middleweight | Vlasto Čepo | vs. | Gilbert Urbina | ||||
| Heavyweight | Jovan Leka | vs. | Max Gimenis | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Nina Nikolija Milošević | vs. | Hailey Cowan | ||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Lightweight bout: Miloš Janičić vs. Noah Gugnon[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Guilherme Cruz (2026-04-27). "UFC announces Serbia debut with August card in Belgrade". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2026-05-25). "Uroš Medić gets main event at home against Daniel Rodriguez". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2026-06-20). "Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov 2 rescheduled for UFC Belgrade". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Lewis Thompson (2026-04-18). "UFC 328 suffers big blow as former champion withdraws from card with injury". talksport.com. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ^ Timothy Wheaton (2025-08-31). "Jan Błachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov set for UFC Qatar debut". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ^ Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2025-10-13). "Jan Blachowicz meets rising contender at UFC 323". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2025-12-06). "UFC 323: Jan Blachowicz still tough out, draws with Bogdan Guskov". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ^ King, Nolan. "UFC signs first fighter from Montenegro in promotion history". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
