Uros Medic (171) vs.\nDaniel Rodriguez (171)Jan Blachowicz (205)\nvs. Navajo Stirling (205)Aleksandar Rakic\n(237.5) vs. Marcin Tybura (254)Dusko Todorovic\n(185) vs. Robert Valentin (185.5)Vlasto Cepo (186) vs.\nGilbert Urbina (185.5)Noah Gugnon (155) vs.\nMilos Janicic (156)Ludovit Klein (155.5)\nvs. Tofiq Musayev (155.5)Oban Elliott (170) vs.\nMichael Oliveira (171)Borislav Nikolic\n(136) vs. Mark Vologdin (135.5)Dennis Buzukja (146) vs.\nBogdan Grad (145.5)Kyle Prepolec (155)\nvs. Mateusz Rebecki (155.5)Hailey Cowan\n(136) vs. Nina Nikolija Milosevic (134.5)Jovan Leka (262.5) vs.\nAlexander Poppeck (215)Stephanie Luciano\n(115) vs. Marina Spasic (115.5) Sherdog's live \nUFC Belgrade coverage will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m.\nPT. The event is also known as \nUFC Fight Night 283.\n\n\nStephanie\nLuciano (115) vs. Marina\nSpasic (115.5)\nRound 1\nA womens flyweight tilt between Luciano (7-2-1, 2-1 UFC) and\nSpasic (7-1, 0-0 UFC) kicks off festivities at Belgrade Arena in\nnorthern Serbia. Dejan Tesic presides over the proceedings. They\ntouch gloves and get down to business. Spasic presses forward\nbehind jabs and overhands, all while controlling the center of the\ncage. Inside leg kick from Luciano. Blinding multi-punch volley\nfrom Spasic. Luciano lures her into the clinch and lands a knee to\nthe body. Spasic separates. Luciano connects with a straight left\nand a right hand over the top. Sharp jab from Spasic, followed by a\none-two and a leg kick. They circle one another in the center.\nLucian steps into a right hand and beats the Serb to the punch.\nThey trade in the center. Not much mind paid to defense here.\nLuciano working push kicks to the lead leg, then follows them up\nwith a burst of punches. Spasic answers. Heavy body kick from the\nnewcomer. \nLuciano ducks in and secures a takedown. She moves to the back,\nsnakes her arms in place for the rear-naked choke and lets her\nsqueeze do the rest. Luciano pounds the canvas in defiance as the\ncrowd boos. As they great Reggie Jackson once said, They dont\nboo nobodies.\n\nThe Official Result\nStephanie Luciano def. Marina SpasicSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)\n3:30 R1\n\nJovan Leka\n(262.5) vs. Alexander\nPoppeck (215)\nRound 1\nHeavyweights are next to the UFC Belgrade stage, as Leka (13-2, 0-0\nUFC) locks horns with Poppeck (21-5, 0-0 UFC) and does so while\noutweighing him by more than 47 pounds. Vladimir Badrljica draws\nthe officiating assignment. Slow start through 30 seconds. Poppeck\ntests the waters with a leg kick, circles on the perimeter and\nfires off a one-two, followed by another leg kick. Leka connects\nwith a clubbing right hand over the top. Poppeck circles, switches\nstances and stomps the lead leg of his counterpart. Another one-two\nfrom Poppeck. \nCrushing body kick from Leka lands to the liver, echoes throughout\nthe arena and doubles over the German. Poppeck grimaces in pain and\nretreats to the canvas, where a barrage of punches seals his\nfate.\n\nThe Official Result\nJovan Leka def. Alexander PoppeckTKO (Kick to the Body and\nPunches) 2:22 R1\n\nHailey\nCowan (136) vs. Nina\nNikolija Milosevic (134.5)\nRound 1\nThey keep the UFC Belgrade line moving with a womens bantamweight\naffair pitting Cowan (7-5, 0-3 UFC) against Milosevic (8-1, 0-0\nUFC) at 135 pounds. Jacob Montalvo takes the reins as referee. No\nglove touch. Milosevic stalks from the center and steps into a\nright hand from the orthodox stance. Fighting southpaw, Cowan\nconnects with a lead right hook. Milosevic continues to land her\nright hand. Montalvo warns both woman for extending their fingers\nin exchanges. Front kick to the body from Cowan. Milosevic answers\nwith a jab. Cowan lands a few one-twos but eats a body kick.\nMilosevic shuts down an attempted takedown and fires off a few head\nkicks. Cowan blocks both of them. Midway through the round.\nPowerful body kick from Cowan. Milosevic shoots a right hand to the\nbody. Cowan responds with a left hand over the top. Ninety seconds\nto go. \nMilosevic doubles over the American with a straight right to the\nsolar plexus and flurries with punches. Cowan seems to recover.\nHowever, Milosevic connects with another straight right to the\nmidsection that sends her opponent crashing to the canvas in agony\nand prompts Montalvo to act.\n\nThe Official Result\nNina Nikolija Milosevic def. Hailey CowanTKO (Punch to the Body)\n3:41 R1\n\nKyle\nPrepolec (155) vs. Mateusz\nRebecki (155.5)\nRound 1\nAttention at UFC Belgrade now shifts to the lightweight division,\nwhere Prepolec (18-10, 0-4 UFC) toes the line against Rebecki\n(20-5, 4-4 UFC) at 155 pounds. Kerry Hatley adjudicates matters.\nAway they go. Rebecki gets busy with jabs and an overhand right.\nThe Pole lands a right hook to the body and dodges a head kick.\nFront kick to the body from Rebecki, followed by a one-two. He\nshoots on a single-leg and takes down Prepolec. More trouble for\nthe Canadian. Rebecki initiates his ground-and-pound, targeting the\nhead and body. He pairs elbows with punches and hammerfists.\nPrepolec taking significant damage. More punches from Rebecki.\nRepeated left hands connect. Absolute mauling so far. Prepolec\ntries to build a base but eats more punches for his efforts. Short\nuppercuts from Rebecki. Prepolec answers with an elbow and again\ntries to get to his feet. No luck. \nRebecki continues to land unanswered punches and elbows. Prepolec\nstarting to wilt, eating shots in a kneeling position along the\nfence. A final sustained burst from Rebecki closes the\ndeal.\n\nThe Official Result\nMateusz Rebecki def. Kyle PrepolecTKO (Punches) 4:41 R1\n\nDennis\nBuzukja (146) vs. Bogdan Grad\n(145.5)\nRound 1\nNext on the loaded UFC Belgrade docket: a featherweight scrap\nmatching Buzukja (12-6, 1-4 UFC) with Grad (15-4, 1-2 UFC) at 145\npounds. Jason Herzog steps in as the third man in the cage. Another\nbout underway in Serbia. Will the string of first-round finishes\ncontinue? Buzukja greets his opponent with a sharp jab and\nstonewalls a takedown with a sprawl. Grad clinches along the fence.\nThey separate. Grad lands a low kick. Buzukja goes back to his jab.\nGran answers with a vertical elbow through the guard. Buzukja stops\nanother takedown. Lead left hook from Grad. They trade jabs. Grad\nunleashes a spinning backfist that delights the crowd. Grad catches\na kick and secures a takedown, stepping into half guard. He goes to\nwork on a keylock and transitions to a straight armbar. Buzukja\ndefends. Grad drops elbows to the head and fires some punches to\nthe body. Buzukja escapes to his feet. Ninety seconds to go.\nBuzukja lands a right uppercut. Grad applies pressure from the\ncenter. Buzukja defends a takedown. Grad steps into a right hand\nover the top and crashes in the clinch, then drags the Albanian to\nthe mat. He jumps to the back, flattens out Buzukja and drops right\nhands until the round ends.\n\nSherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Grad\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Grad\nTudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Grad\n\nRound 2\nGrad in control as the middle stanza starts. Buzukja meets him with\na jab, then steps into an overhand right. Grad clinches and tries\nto clear the cobwebs. They trade punches along the fence. Grad\nmoves to a rear waist lock and lands an elbow on the break. One-two\nfrom Buzukja. He snaps Grads head to the side with a sweeping\nright hook. Body kick from Grad, followed by an overhand right.\nBuzukja connects with a jab. Grad again clinches and snatches a\nsingle-leg before he bails and fires off a spinning backfist.\nBuzukja blocks it and gets back to his jab. Grad noticeably slower\nin this round. Buzukja lands a kick to the body and counters with a\nleft hook. He lands hooks from both hands, then follows with an\nuppercut. Grad scores with a Superman punch. Grad ducks into a\ndouble-leg, completes the takedown and settles in half guard.\n\nHe goes to work on an arm-triangle, though his path to a finish\nappears blocked by the cage. Grad clears some space and cinches the\nchoke. Herzog, thinking Buzukja tapped, calls it off despite\nimmediate protests. Replays were murky, at best.\n\nThe Official Result\nBogdan Grad def. Dennis BuzukjaSubmission (Arm-Triangle Choke)\n4:33 R2\n\nBorislav\nNikolic (136) vs. Mark\nVologdin (135.5)\nRound 1\nMoving along at UFC Belgrade, Nikolic (16-2, 0-0 UFC) takes on\nVologdin (12-4-2, 0-0-1 UFC) in a three-round bantamweight\nconfrontation at 135 pounds. Marc Goddard administers the law and\norder. Nikolic steps forward and walks into a left hook. He hits\nthe deck but gets to his feet. Vologdin cranks on a front headlock\nwhile landing knees to the head. Nikolic breaks free and lands a\nright hook. Leg kick from Vologdin. Nikolic catches a kick and\ntakes down his diminutive 5-foot-3 opponent. Vologdin escapes to\nhis feet. Midway through the round. They trade low kicks. Nikolic\nsteps into a right hook and fires off a head kick. Vologdin blocks\nit. Sharp right hook from Nikolic. Vologdin answers with a low kick\nand a one-two. They exchange right hooks, and Nikolic drops to a\nknee before getting to his feet. Vologdin shoots and completes a\nlate takedown.\n\nSherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Vologdin\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Vologdin\nTudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Vologdin\n\nRound 2\nBack at it for Round 2. Nikolic starts with a jab and uncorks hooks\nfrom both hands, against the advice of his corner. Vologdin secures\na takedown and threatens the neck but fails to corral his\ncounterpart. Nikolic scrambles into top position and initiates some\nground-and-pound. Vologdin kicks him away and gets to his feet.\nNikolic commands the center and flurries with punches. Low kick\nfrom Vologdin. Nikolic unleashes another wild burst of punches.\nMost of the shots miss. They trade jabs. Vologdin shoots but runs\ninto a sprawl and bails. Ninety seconds to go. Sharp jab from\nNikolic, then another. Vologdin now cut across the bridge of the\nnose. Nikolic lands a right hook. More jabs from the Serb. Stout\njab from Vologdin. Nikolic gets back to his own jab. Lunging left\nhook from Vologdin lands in the waning seconds.\n\nSherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Nikolic\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Nikolic\nTudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Nikolic\n\nRound 3\nShould be a round apiece here. Nikolic beckons the crowd for\nsupport and starts with his jab. Stout leg kick from Vologdin.\nOne-two sits down the Russian. Vologdin immediately gets to his\nfeet. He shoots, runs into a guillotine, bails and eats heavy power\nshots from both hands. They clinch. Nikolic lands a crushing knee.\nVologdin in trouble but breaks free into open space, sporting\nsignificant swelling to his left eye. Vologdin secures a\nhigh-amplitude takedown, only to get reversed. Nikolic clings to\nthe neck with a one-arm guillotine, then mounts. Ninety seconds to\ngo. Nikolic scores with some behind-the-back punches with his free\nhand. He postures and drops elbows. Vologdin turtles and gets\nflattened out but somehow stands and throws. He shoots and runs\ninto a sprawl. Vologdin cracks him with elbows to the side of the\nhead and bites down on a rear-naked choke as time runs out. He\nsurvives but figures to lose the decision.\n\nSherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Nikolic (29-28\nNikolic)\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Nikolic (29-28 Nikolic)\nTudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Nikolic (29-28 Nikolic)\n\nThe Official Result\nBorislav Nikolic def. Mark VologdinUnanimous Decision (29-27,\n29-27, 29-27)\n\nOban\nElliott (170) vs. Michael\nOliveira (171)\nRound 1\nWelterweights now get some shine at UFC Belgrade, as Elliott (12-4,\n3-2 UFC) battles the undefeated Oliviera (9-0, 0-0 UFC) at 170\npounds. Montalvo provides the oversight. Oliveira opens with a jab.\nElliotte answers with a one-two. The Welshman then jabs to the\nbody. Nice one-two from Elliott. Oliveira responds with a jab\nupstairs and a right hook to the body. He counters a leg kick with\na jab and floors Elliott. Oliveira sprawls on a takedown after his\nopponent gets back to his feet. \nSharp one-two from Oliveira has Elliott diving at his feet. The\nBrazilian unleashes his hands, drives Elliott to a prone position\nand lets the punches flow until Montalvo intervenes.\n\nThe Official Result\nMichael Oliveira def. Oban ElliottTKO (Punches) 1:49 R1\n\nLudovit\nKlein (155.5) vs. Tofiq\nMusayev (155.5)\nRound 1\nLightweights close out the UFC Belgrade undercard, as Klein\n(24-5-1, 8-3-1 UFC) squares off with Musayev (23-6, 1-1 UFC) at 155\npounds. Hatley serves as the in-cage arbiter. They touch gloves\nbefore throwing hands. Klein feints from his southpaw stance.\nMusayev paws with his lead hand out of orthodox. They trade low\nkicks. Klein looking to counter and gets off a one-two. Musayev\ncatches a kick and clinches along the fence. They separate into\nopen space. Two minutes down, three to go. Inside leg kick from\nMusayev. He cracks Klein with a one-two and shakes off a low blow,\nthen blasts the Slovakian with two inside leg kicks. Left hand over\nthe top from Klein. Musayev answers with another inside leg kick.\nHe shoots a straight right to the body, then targets the midsection\nwith a kick. Klein fires a left to the solar plexus. One-two from\nMusayev, who has controlled much of this round. He blocks a head\nkick before the horn sounds.\n\nSherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Musayev\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Musayev\nTudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Musayev\n\nRound 2\nKlein probably needs to go to Plan B here, if he has one. He jabs\nat the body and cracks Musayev with a right hook. Klein shoots on a\ntakedown attempt, only to wind up pinned to the fence in the\nclinch. Short punches to the head and knees to the body from\nMusayev. They separate. Inside leg kick from Musayev. Klein a bit\nout of sorts and coming up short on his shots. One-two from\nMusayev, who then rips powerful hooks from both hands. The salvo\nforces Klein to shell up. He resets, sneaks in an overhand right\nand slaps Musayev with a head kick. Midway through the middle\nstanza. One-two followed by a jab from Musayev. Klein answers a\nright hook with a left hand over the top. Violent exchange but\nneither man seems worse for wear. Klein targets the body, then goes\nto his jab. Musayev counters with a right hand. He pins Klein to\nthe fence, cracks his opponent with a right hook to the body, a\nright hook to the head and a left hook that forces him to retreat\nto the canvas. A serious volley of punches and hammerfists follow,\nnecessitating the stoppage.\n\nThe Official Result\nTofiq Musayev def. Ludovit KleinTKO (Punches) 4:07 R2\n\nNoah Gugnon\n(155) vs. Milos\nJanicic (156)\nRound 1\nLightweights set the UFC Belgrade main card in motion, as Gugnon\n(9-2, 0-0 UFC) puts Janicic (19-3, 0-0 UFC) to the test at 155\npounds. Herzog presides over the proceedings. Down to business for\nthe UFC newcomers. No glove touch. Janicic jabs to the body. Leg\nkick from Gugnon alters the direction of the fight. \nClearly damaged and nursing a short-circuited limb, Janicic\nretreats to his back. Gugnon jumps into top position and slides\nfrom side control to full mount. He transitions to the back, sets a\nbody triangle and cinches the rear-naked choke for the finish.\nStellar performance from the Frenchman.\n\nThe Official Result\nNoah Gugnon def. Milos JanicicSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1:21\nR1\n\nVlasto Cepo\n(186) vs. Gilbert\nUrbina (185.5)\nRound 1\nAction at UFC Belgrade now moves to the middleweight division,\nwhere Cepo (14-3, 0-0 UFC) awaits Urbina (7-4, 1-3 UFC) at 185\npounds. Goddard draws the officiating assignment. Go time. Cepo\nstalks from the center and jabs. Urbina lands a low kick. Overhand\nright staggers Urbina. Cepo pins him to the fence and punches\nwildly. They reset. \nUrbina cracks and floors him with a counter jab. He settles in side\ncontrol and lets fly with punches and elbow until the job is\ndone.\n\nThe Official Result\nGilbert Urbina def. Vlastislav CepoTKO (Punches and Elbows) 1:01\nR1\n\nDusko\nTodorovic (185) vs. Robert\nValentin (185.5)\nRound 1\nThey turn up the heat on the UFC Belgrade main draw with a\nmiddleweight showcase slotting Todorovic (13-6, 4-6 UFC) opposite\nValentin (11-6, 1-3 UFC) at 185 pounds. Montalvo takes the reins as\nthe referee. No glove touch. Both men light on their feet. Valentin\npushes his opponent to the mat with a front kick to the body. He\ncatches a standing guillotine and lifts Todorovic off the ground.\nThe Serb survives but winds up on the bottom, with Valentin in half\nguard. Todorovic scoots himself to the fence and builds a base. He\ngets to his feet and drives Valentin into the cage, securing a\ntakedown of his own. Todorovic counters a guillotine with a\nshoulder choke. Valentin reverses. Todorovic constantly threatening\nfrom the bottom with active hips. Valentin postures, passes guard\nand gets in a few hammerfists from the top ride. Todorovic\nscrambles but leaves his neck exposed in the process. Valentin\nbites down on the no-arm guillotine, closes guard and forces the\ntap.\n\nThe Official Result\nRobert Valentin def. Dusko TodorovicSubmission (Guillotine Choke)\n4:14 R1\n\nAleksandar\nRakic (237.5) vs. Marcin\nTybura (254)\nRound 1\nBusiness picks up at UFC Belgrade, as a heavyweight attraction\nbetween Rakic (14-6, 6-5 UFC) and Tybura (27-11, 14-10 UFC) takes\ncenter stage. Hatley adjudicates matters and beckons them forward.\nInside leg kick from Rakic, followed by rapid-fire punches. Tybura\nstruggling to deal with the speed difference. He plods forward and\nswings at air. Nice body kick from the Pole. Rakic returns the\nfavor. Nasty front kick to the body from Rakic. Tybura sneaks in a\nright hand over the top, then mixes in a front kick to the\nmidsection. Action slows. Leg kick from Rakic. Tybura strings\ntogether three punches to the head. Rakic answers with a one-two.\nNinety seconds to go. Tybura wings hooks from both sides. Rakic\nstabs at the body with another front kick and lands a left hook. He\nlands a head kick. Tybura eats it and keeps moving forward. He\ncatches a kick but cannot consolidate it with a takedown. They size\nup each other in the waning seconds.\n\nSherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Rakic\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Rakic\nTudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Rakic\n\nRound 2\nTybura needs to make some adjustments here. Rakic jabs, resets and\nfires a one-two. Leg kick from Tybura. He follows a front kick to\nthe body with a spinning backfist. More jabs from Rakic. Tybura\neating multiple shots for every one he lands. His output has\ndwindled. Right hook to the body from Rakic. Tybura plods forward,\nonly to swing and miss. He connects with a leg kick and cracks\nRakic with a right hand. Two minutes to go. Leg kick from Tybura.\nStraight right from Rakic, who lands a powerful kick underneath the\nPoles left armpit. Tybura scores with a front kick to the body.\nRakic lands a low kick, sidesteps his opponent and lands a left\nhand over the top. They trade front kicks to the body and leg\nkicks. Rakic catches him coming forward with a left hook and knocks\nhim off-balance with a body kick at the bell.\n\nSherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Rakic\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Rakic\nTudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Rakic\n\nRound 3\nTybura likely down two rounds in this one. Multi-punch volley from\nRakic, who then paws with his jab and connects with a body kick.\nTybura answers with a right hand over the top but continues to walk\nhimself into his counterparts punches. Rakic follows a leg kick\nwith a right uppercut, then gets his jab in gear. Tybura tries for\na takedown but goes nowhere. Rakic clinches and pins him along the\nfence, then creates some space and lands a few elbows. Halfway home\nin the last round. Rakic stays glued to his opponent, occasionally\nsneaking in elbows and foot stomps. Not the most exciting approach\nfor Rakic, but it certainly seems to be getting the job done.\nTybura lands an elbow of his own and a knee. One of the strikes\ndrew blood. Hatley asks for more activity. Dirty boxing uppercuts\nfrom Rakic with a minute to go on the clock. Rakic refusing to\nrelinquish the clinch, perhaps sensing he has the decision in the\nbag. He lands a knee to the body, separates and connects with a\nleft hand over the top. Hatley separates them and warns Rakic for\ngrabbing the fence. The bout ends without meaningful offense from\neither man.\n\nSherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Rakic (30-27\nRakic)\nTyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Rakic (30-27 Rakic)\nTudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Rakic (30-27 Rakic)\n\nThe Official Result\nAleksandar Rakic def. Marcin TyburaUnanimous Decision (30-27,\n30-27, 30-27)\n\nJan\nBlachowicz (205) vs. Navajo\nStirling (205)\nRound 1\nUFC Belgrade has arrived at its light heavyweight co-main event,\nwhere Blachowicz (29-11-2, 12-8-2 UFC) hunts for his first win in\nmore than four years and faces the unbeaten Stirling (10-0, 5-0\nUFC) at 205 pounds. Goddard steps in as the third man in the cage.\nSterling opens with a few inside leg kicks and shoots a one-two to\nthe body. He slips on a kick but manages to get to his feet before\nBlachowicz can capitalize. Stirling clinches along the fence, then\nseparates. Blachowicz staggers him with a counter jab. Inside leg\nkick from Stirling, who targets the body with punches. \nOne-two from Stirling sends Blachowicz careening across the cage\nand crashing to the canvas. He drops jagged elbows and draws blood.\nStirling postures to a standing position and lets loose with\npunches until Goddard has seen enough.\n\nThe Official Result\nNavajo Stirling def. Jan BlachowiczTKO (Elbows and Punches) 2:56\nR1\n\nUros\nMedic (171) vs. Daniel\nRodriguez (171)\nRound 1\nWelterweights close the show at UFC Belgrade, as Medic (13-3, 7-3\nUFC) collides with Rodriguez (20-5, 10-4 UFC) in the five-round\nheadliner at 170 pounds. Herzog administers the law and order,\nstarting with final instructions before the leather flies. They\nstep forward in southpaw stances. Hard low kick from Rodriguez.\n\nMedic zaps him with an exquisite multi-punch combinationan\noverhand left tipped the spearthat drives Rodriguez to the canvas\nin a defensive shell. He follows with a soccer kick to the body and\nunloads with punches, forcing Herzog to wave it off. Fans set off\nflares in celebration.\n\nThe Official Result\nUros Medic def. Daniel RodriguezTKO (Punches) 0:30 R1\n