Stephanie Luciano Submits Marina Spasic in Round 1 at UFC Belgrade

Q: Did Uros Medic's aggressive knockout streak continue in front of his hometown crowd, or did Rodriguez's experience prevail?

It was not yet decided in the material provided. The available reports and listings frame Uros Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez as the main event of UFC Fight Night 283 in Belgrade, but they do not include the final result of that bout. What the coverage does make clear is the stakes and form entering the fight. Medic came in as the hometown favorite, riding a run of explosive finishes, with multiple straight first-round knockouts and all of his UFC wins coming inside the distance. Rodriguez, by contrast, brought veteran experience, a three-fight winning streak, and the kind of boxing and composure many analysts thought could trouble Medic if he survived the early onslaught. The preliminary-card results were available and showed a finish-heavy night in Belgrade, including wins by Mateusz Rebecki, Nina Milosevic, Jovan Leka, and Stephanie Luciano. But the searched content repeatedly listed the main event as pending or provided only previews, weigh-in notes, and live-blog setup rather than the outcome. So based on the information supplied, it cannot be confirmed whether Medic’s knockout streak continued or whether Rodriguez’s experience prevailed.

3 articles · Updated · MMA Junkie · Aug 1

Round 1, 3:20 — Stephanie Luciano finished Marina Spasic with a rear-naked choke in their strawweight bout at UFC Belgrade.
Luciano turned the fight after struggling on the feet, landing a big combo, scoring a takedown and quickly taking Spasic's back for the submission.
The win moved Luciano to 8-2-1 in MMA and 3-1 in the UFC, while Spasic dropped to 7-2 overall and lost her UFC debut at 0-1.
Belgrade's preliminary card opened with four straight first-round finishes, including TKOs by Jovan Leka, Nina Milosevic and Mateusz Rebecki.