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Daniel Rodriguez has won his last three UFC appearances. | Getty/UFC
Daniel Rodriguez is going from Mexican prison to the main event of the UFC’s first ever card in Serbia.
The Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Monday that Rodriguez will face Uros Medic in the UFC Belgrade headliner on Aug. 1 at Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. Also known as UFC Fight Night 283, the card is also expected to include a heavyweight tilt pitting former 205-pound talent Johnny Walker against Ante Delija.
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Quite the Turn of Events
Rodriguez will return to action for the first time since July 2025, when he extended his promotional winning streak to three with a unanimous decision triumph over Kevin Holland at UFC 318. Shortly after that victory, Rodriguez was arrested for attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border with marijuana, and he spent approximately eight months in Mexican prison as a result of that transgression. The 39-year-old’s current winning streak also includes triumphs over Santiago Ponzinibbio and Alex Morono.
An Alaska-based fighter of Serbian descent, Medic called for the promotion to head to his home country following a first-round knockout of Geoff Neal in his last outing at UFC Houston on Feb. 21. “The Doctor” is 7-3 in UFC competition, with all of his victories coming via knockout or technical knockout.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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