Medic marks UFC’s Serbia debut with 30-second bag

Uros Medic stay on a press open potency to hand over Daniel Rodriguez in nice 30 seconds at the UFC’s first tournament in Belgrade, Serbia.

Medic returned to his place of birth for the important time in 9 years, having moved to america to position jointly, and sent a message to the recreational of the welterweight department.

Rodriguez, 39, was once fighting for the important time since spending 8 months in a Mexican detention middle for ownership of marijuana.

Medic, 33, dropped American Rodriguez with a left-correct mixture previous than forcing referee Jason Herzog to step in as he finished with kicks and punches at the canvas.

“It’s been a in truth tough couple of weeks since I arrived living,” Medic stated.

“It didn’t in truth really feel love living even though I was on living soil. Now we bought the activity carried out I nice need to impart.

“I ignored living so necessary – 9 years is a in truth extended time. I left as a student at 22 years extinct with a dream and glance the stay it bought me.”

It was once Medic’s fourth successive first-spherical victory and takes his total dossier to fourteen wins and 3 defeats.

Serbia was the thirty 3rd country to host a UFC card and Medic rose to the instance in entrance of a filled with lifestyles crowd on a file-breaking evening.

Medic’s TKO bag took the overall tally at the cardboard to a UFC-file 10 first-spherical finishes, with 12 finishes total moreover a brand spanking new over the top.

The volume 14-ranked welterweight grew to become his attention to Birmingham’s Leon Edwards and quantity-one contender Carlos Prates inside the aftermath of a nice victory.

“Carlos Prates is approach quicker than me inside the department however this may possibly neatly possibly be a struggle to consider,” Medic stated.

“I requested for Leon Edwards, I’ve religion he’s easy in hiding, but when he makes a decision to come back lend a hand out of the space he’s shoved himself into then I might most likely in all probability neatly possibly be extremely joyful to knock him out.”