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UFC is in Serbia for the first time this week, and welterweights are at the top of the lineup.
Here's how to watch UFC Fight Night 283, where a Serbian 170-pounder headlines in Belgrade.
Broadcast and streaming info
UFC Fight Night 283 has a main card that streams at 10 a.m. ET on Paramount+. The prelims stream on Paramount+ at 1 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for additional broadcast details later this week.
Main event: Uros Medic
- Record: 13-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC
- Opponent: Daniel Rodriguez (20-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Key wins: Geoff Neal, Muslim Salikhov, Gilbert Urbina, Tim Means
- Misc.: Medic gets his first UFC main event in front of his home fans in Serbia. He comes in on a three-fight winning streak, and all have been first-round stoppages in less than 80 seconds. In fact, his wins over Urbina, Salikhov and Neal all came from his blistering left hand, and all just past the first minute of the opening round.
Main event: Daniel Rodriguez
- Record: 20-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC
- Opponent: Uros Medic (13-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Key wins: Kevin Holland, Santiago Ponzinibbio, Alex Morono, Li Jingliang, Mike Perry, Tim Means
- Misc.: Rodriguez, like Medic, comes in with three straight wins. That has him back in contention after a trio of consecutive losses. But his return to fight Medic in his first UFC main event comes after a year on the sidelines.
Co-main event: Jan Blachowicz
- Record: 29-11-2 MMA, 12-8-2 UFC
- Opponent: Navajo Stirling (10-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Key wins: Aleksandar Rakic, Israel Adesanya, Dominick Reyes, Corey Anderson, Ronaldo Souza, Luke Rockhold, Jimi Manuwa, Jared Cannonier, Devin Clark, Igor Pokrajac, Ilir Latifi, Nikita Krylov, Goran Reljic
- Misc.: It’s been a slight roller coaster for the ex-champ. After a draw with Bogdan Guskov in December, he was set to rematch him in May, but pulled out with an injury. Then the rebooked matchup for this week was shuttered when Guskov got plucked to fight Magomed Ankalaev this past Saturday – a fifth-round TKO loss. So Blachowicz gets replacement Stirling, instead, and is looking for his first win in more than four years after two losses and two draws.
Co-main event: Navajo Stirling
- Record: 10-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC
- Opponent: Jan Blachowicz (29-11-2 MMA, 12-8-2 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Key wins: Ion Cutelaba, Bruno Lopes, Rodolfo Bellato, Ivan Erslan, Tuco Tokkos
- Misc.: New Zealand’s Stirling, who trains at the famed City Kickboxing in Auckland, signed up for a big step up in competition against his first ex-champ. After three straight decision wins to open his UFC tenure, he has back-to-back second-round knockouts of Lopes and Cutelaba. A win over an ex-titleholder almost certainly would announce his arrival as a light heavyweight prospect to watch.
UFC debut: Noah Gugnon
- Record: 7-0
- Opponent: Milos Janicic (18-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Misc.: The 24-year-old French fighter has five straight wins, including three under the Ares FC banner. Four of them have been in the first round.
UFC debut: Milos Janicic
- Record: 18-3
- Opponent: Noah Gugnon (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Misc.: Janicic built his “Cobra” reputation in Europe for promotions like KSW. This past December at FNC 26, he took out UFC vet Alex Oliveira in less than two minutes in a headliner and got on the UFC’s radar.
UFC debut: Michael Oliveira
- Record: 9-0
- Opponent: Oban Elliott (12-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Misc.: After a 6-0 run in the LFA, Oliveira got his shot at DWCS in the final week last season and came through with a second-round TKO to win his contract. He has eight of his nine wins by knockout.
UFC debut: Borislav Nikolic
- Record: 16-2
- Opponent: Mark Vologdin (12-4-2 MMA, 0-0-1 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Misc.: With six straight wins, all by stoppage, including a pair of Brave CF title fights, the 33-year-old Serbian now finds himself in the UFC. He has 15 of his 16 wins by stoppage with a near-equal mix of knockouts and submissions.
UFC debut: Nina Milosevic
- Record: 8-1
- Opponent: Hailey Cowan (7-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
- Division: Women’s bantamweight
- Misc.: A 29-year-old Swedish fighter based in Australia, Milosevic has eight straight wins, including four first-round finishes. She’s the first woman from Serbia to fight in the UFC.
UFC debut: Jovan Leka
- Record: 11-2
- Opponent: Alexander Poppeck (18-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Heavyweight
- Misc.: The 24-year-old Serbian prospect fought at heavyweight at DWCS in 2025 and won a decision, but didn’t get a contract. But in February, he picked up a submission win for Brave CF, and in April won Armmada MMA’s heavyweight belt.
UFC debut: Alexander Poppeck
- Record: 21-5
- Opponent: Jovan Leka (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Heavyweight
- Misc.: The 34-year-old German muay Thai standout has five straight wins and has 13 by knockout. The Oktagon MMA standout hasn’t lost in more than three years.
UFC debut: Marina Spasic
- Record: 11-4
- Opponent: Stephanie Luciano (7-2-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
- Division: Women’s straweight
- Misc.: The 32-year-old Serbian kickboxing standout, Spasic bounced back from the first loss of her career with a knockout win in April to punch her ticket to the UFC.
UFC Fight Night 283 lineup
MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 1 p.m. ET)
- Uros Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Navajo Stirling
- Aleksandar Rakic vs. Marcin Tybura
- Dusko Todorovic vs. Robert Valentin
- Vlasto Cepo vs. Gilbert Urbina
- Noah Gugnon vs. Milos Janicic
PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 10 a.m. ET)
- Ludovit Klein vs. Tofiq Musayev
- Oban Elliott vs. Michael Oliveira
- Borislav Nikolic vs. Mark Vologdin
- Dennis Buzukja vs. Bogdan Grad
- Kyle Prepolec vs. Mateusz Rebecki
- Hailey Cowan vs. Nina Milosevic
- Jovan Leka vs. Alexander Poppeck
- Stephanie Luciano vs. Marina Spasic
UFC Fight Night 283 main card betting odds
- Medic -360, Rodriguez +280
- Blachowicz +260, Stirling -330
- Rakic -330, Tybura +260
- Todorovic +130, Valentin -155
- Cepo -320, Urbina +250
- Gugnon +125, Janicic -150
UFC Fight Night 283 preliminary card betting odds
- Klein -230, Musayev +190
- Elliott +265, Oliveira -340
- Nikolic N/A, Vologdin N/A
- Buzukja +155, Grad -185
- Prepolec +340, Rebecki -440
- Cowan +310, Milosevic -400
- Leka -230, Poppeck +190
- Luciano -280, Spasic +230
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Belgrade: How to watch Medic vs. Rodriguez, Serbia lineup, odds
