{"id":371688,"date":"2026-07-25T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=371688"},"modified":"2026-07-25T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:51:01","slug":"bantamweight-champion-signs-and-steps-in-on-one-week-notice-to-avoid-wasting-ufc-belgrade-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/bantamweight-champion-signs-and-steps-in-on-one-week-notice-to-avoid-wasting-ufc-belgrade-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Bantamweight champion signs and steps in on one week notice to avoid wasting UFC Belgrade fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brave CF bantamweight champion has accepted a short-notice call to sign with the UFC.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In only over per week\u2019s time, the premier MMA promotion will land in Belgrade, Serbia for the primary time with UFC Belgrade from the Belgrade Arena.<\/p>\n

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The event can be headlined by a welterweight clash between hometown fighter, Uros Medic, and longtime contender Daniel Rodriguez, who will fight for the primary time since his release from prison.<\/p>\n

And now just per week out from the event, a bantamweight fight has been saved by the Brave CF champion.<\/p>\n

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Borislav Nikolic steps in to fight Mark Vologdin on per week\u2019s notice<\/h2>\n

Having never hosted an event in Serbia, the promotion have put together a card filled with prospects from the region.<\/p>\n

With that, there are several fighters on the cardboard who can be making their promotional debuts after signing for the event.<\/p>\n

And now, Brave CF bantamweight champion Borislav Nikolic has signed with the UFC to make his debut in Belgrade on only a weeks\u2019 notice.<\/p>\n

The 16-2 Serbian will tackle Mark Vologdin, who has only fought once within the UFC since earning a contract with a win on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series.<\/p>\n

Vologdin was originally scheduled to tackle Josias Musasa, who since joining the promotion following his own win on DWCS has gone 0-2.<\/p>\n

Nikolic is currently on a six-fight win streak and his last fight got here at catchweight as he didn\u2019t defend his Brave CF bantamweight title.<\/p>\n

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  • <\/use><\/svg>Jan Blachowicz vs. Navajo Stirling<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Vlasto Cepo vs. Gilbert Urbina<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Dusko Todorovic vs. Robert Valentin<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Marcin Tybura vs. Aleksandar Rakic<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Milos Janicic vs. Noah Gugnon<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>L\u2019udovit Klein vs. Tofiq Musayev<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Bogdan Grad vs. Dennis Buzukja<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Mark Vologdin vs. Borislav Nikolic<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Nina Milosevic vs. Hailey Cowan<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Michael Oliveira vs. Oban Elliott<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Marina Spacic vs. Stephanie Luciano<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Mateusz Rebecki vs. Kyle Prepolec<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Jovan Leka vs. Alexander Poppeck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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