Uros Medic was put in a position to become a breakout fighter in the UFC, and he delivered in a big way with a blistering, 30-second knockout of Daniel Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Belgrade. The Serbian competitor sent his hometown crowd happy before turning his attention to former champion Leon Edwards as a potential next opponent. Is that the matchup to make for Medic?

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One of UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev's new teammates will save one of the undercard bouts at UFC 330.

Islam Makhachev will kick off his UFC welterweight title reign against streaking contender Ian Machado Garry later this month at UFC 330. Makhachev won the UFC welterweight belt last year at UFC 322, defeating Jack Della Maddalena by unanimous decision.

Makhachev, the UFC's pound-for-pound king, will look to turn away another threat inside the Octagon and extend his ongoing win streak. Garry presents some challenges for the UFC welterweight champion, which could make the fight extremely competitive.

But Makhachev vs. Garry isn't the only intriguing bout at UFC 330. Welterweight mainstay Geoff Neal was supposed to face Chidi Njokuani on the undercard before withdrawing due to injury.

With weeks to prepare, one of Makhachev's new teammates will fight Njokuani to add depth to UFC 330.

Joel Alvarez set to join new teammate Islam Makhachev on UFC 330 card

UFC welterweight Joel Alvarez, who joined Makhachev's camp earlier this year, will replace the injured Neal against Njokuani at UFC 330. Alvarez has won four of his last five fights, but is coming off a submission loss to Yaroslav Amosov at UFC 328 earlier this year.

Journalist Alvaro Colmenero was the first to report the news of Alvarez's addition to UFC 330.

As for Njokuani, he's looking to get back in the win column after back-to-back losses to Carlos Leal and Jake Matthews. His last win came against Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in March 2025.

Alvarez defeated Vicente Luque last October by unanimous decision in his welterweight debut.

Makhachev vs. Garry also features a strawweight title co-main event bout between Mackenzie Dern and Gillian Robertson. Dern defeated Virna Jandiroba for the then-vacant strawweight championship last year at UFC 321.

Makhachev hasn't lost since getting knocked out by Adriano Martins at UFC 192.

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Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Alistair Overeem is reportedly set to face former GLORY superstar Rico Verhoeven later this year.

Kickboxing legends Alistair Overeem and Rico Verhoeven were set to face off in GLORY Kickboxing in 2021, before a bout between them fell apart after Overeem suffered an injury. Five years later, talks of a matchup between the Dutch giants seem to be ramping up.

Verhoeven seemed destined for a potential rematch against boxing heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk after a closely contested fight earlier this year. After parting ways with GLORY, Verhoeven has attracted the attention of the UFC and several boxing promoters.

As for Overeem, he retired from combat sports after a no-contest against Badr Hari at Glory Collision 4. But Overeem has reignited comeback talks in recent months, especially after Verhoeven turned down an offer to fight in the UFC Octagon.

According to several reports, Overeem and Verhoeven are in ongoing negotiations to square off in a unique trilogy.

Alistair Overeem, Rico Verhoeven in talks for three-fight series

Black Book PR, Overeem's representation, recently teased a looming fight announcement. Boxing publication Boxing.Media recently reported that Verhoeven and Overeem are in talks to compete in a boxing match at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.

A key part of the report states the two sides are also in talks to fight in Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing in separate bouts after their targeted boxing match. As of this writing, Overeem and Verhoeven haven't announced anything regarding a potential fight.

Overeem and Verhoeven are considered two of the most decorated kickboxers of all-time. Verhoeven holds a 66-10 kickboxing record with 21 knockouts.

Before making the full-time move to Mixed Martial Arts, Overeem made a name for himself in K-1, earning wins over the likes of Tyron Spong and Gokhan Saki. He parted ways with the UFC after a loss to Alexander Volkov in February 2021.

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