The UFC touched down in Serbia for the first time yesterday (Sat., Aug. 1, 2026) to stage UFC Belgrade from inside Belgrade Arena. The event saw Uros Medic absolutely destroy Daniel Rodriguez in just 30 seconds, while Navajo Stirling secured one of the biggest wins of his career after knocking out Jan Blachowicz, also in the first round.

Biggest Winner: Uros Medic

If there is one thing you can count on when watching an Uros Medic fight, it is a first-round knockout. He delivered on that once again by blitzing Rodriguez from the jump, not giving him any room to breathe before ending his night in under a minute. Twelve of his 14 wins have come by way of knockout. With his fourth straight first-round knockout win inside the Octagon, which secured him a $100,000 bonus check, he can expect to crash the Top 10. He is very much a threat to anyone at 170 pounds.

Runner Up: Navajo Stirling

When opportunity knocks you have to answer, and Stirling did just that after he agreed to step in on short notice to replace Bogdan Guskov against Blachowicz. Stirling took full advantage by shocking the former light heavyweight champion with a first-round knockout. He improves to 6-0 under the UFC banner with his last three wins coming by TKO. He will definitely crash the Top 10 and could be on the fast track to the Top 5 since Blachowicz was ranked No. 4 coming into the fight.

Biggest Loser: Jan Blachowicz

The last time Blachowicz had his hand raised in victory was back in May 2022, though that was due to Aleksandar Rakic suffering a brutal knee injury during their fight. The Polish bruiser's cold streak continued after he was iced by Stirling in record fashion, putting him at 0-3-2 in his last five fights. It is a drastic downfall for the former light heavyweight champion, who looked a step slower against the younger fighter. There is no telling where Blachowicz goes from here, but he needs to find a way back to the win column or face getting let go by the promotion.