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Uros Medic reacts to Daniel Rodriguez’s imprisonment prior to UFC Belgrade booking: ‘It puts a stain on all of our names’

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Uros Medic reacts to Daniel Rodriguez’s imprisonment prior to UFC Belgrade booking: ‘It puts a stain on all of our names’

Uros Medic is excited to compete in the first UFC main event in Serbia at UFC Belgrade this Saturday against Daniel Rodriguez, but he doesn't feel bad for the road Rodriguez has gone through to get there.

Medic and Rodriguez both enter this weekend's five-round welterweight clash riding three-fight win streaks. Prior to the fight being booked, Rodriguez spent eight months in a Mexican prison following an arrest due to being caught in possession of marijuana. Rodriguez was released in April and is now ready to resume his fighting career.

Days before the matchup, the surging 170-pound contender reacted to Rodriguez's tough situation.

“[It's] obviously unfortunate to hear anytime an athlete is going through some struggles and getting in trouble with the law, or violence or anything like that,†Medic told MMA Fighting. “It puts a stain on all of our names. I don't respect that.

“Mistakes can be made, and he's just a human being, so it is what it is, but I try to represent something better. We are all athletes, and I try to be educated and make smart decisions and not get myself in those kinds of troubles, and not try to build my name off of things that sell, such as being a clown or being just a total… like a controversial person. I'm not saying he intentionally did something like that, probably not.â€

Rodriguez competes for the first time in over a year following a wild decision win over Kevin Holland at UFC 318 in July 2025. Medic was one of the stars coming out of February's UFC Houston event after stopping Geoff Neal in a little over a minute — his third straight first-round finish.

While Medic hopes Rodriguez is in a better place, he isn't, and won't show any sympathy when the octagon door locks.

“As I was saying, it's unfortunate that he had to go through stuff like that, obviously it was probably his fault,†Medic said. “Media cannot wait to write another bad story about an MMA fighter. So I don't buy into any of that. I don't feed into any of that.

“I'm not the type of fighter that's going to be a controversial person like that and have trouble with the law, trouble with drugs, substance abuse, or anything like that. I don't buy into that. I'm a professional athlete. I carry myself professionally. I study, I try to act accordingly. Obviously I'm no saint, but you won't see me in the news getting arrested – at least I hope so. I mean, I never tried to, but you never know with that type of stuff, so I wish him well, but when Saturday night comes, I'm going to try to hurt him.â€

Medic believes this opportunity is a “historic†one for himself and the UFC as he prepares to get the big pop from the sold out crowd at Belgrade Arena. Medic plans to send his hometown faithful home happy and proud.

“The headlines are going to read, ‘The Doctor is in,'†Medic said. Another finish for Uros Medic, and that's all I'm chasing really.â€

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Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

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October 19, 2026

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Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses
Joaquin
Buckley remains undeterred after his third consecutive defeat
in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Buckley faced Mike Malott in the Canadian's home country at

UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Malott landed a knee in the second
round and followed with a punch before the referee stopped the
bout. Despite the setback, “New Mansa†remains optimistic about his
future.

Joaquin Buckley plans to document his rebuild after Mike
Malott’s UFC Edmonton knockout

Buckley won six straight fights before his current skid. He now
plans to livestream his efforts to rebuild, inviting fans to follow
the process.

“Right now, we rebuilding and I want y'all to see the process, not
just the results,†Buckley wrote in the caption of his postfight
Instagram post. “The highs, the lows, and everything it takes to
become who God called me to be.â€

In the accompanying video, Buckley said he wants to share his
training and introduce fans to his team.

“I realize that I want to document everything,†Buckley said. “I
want to document the process, I want to document the work, I want
to document the team. This is really just starting back over from
scratch; creating a new foundation and making something happen… I'm
not going to stop; I'm going to keep working. And I'll make sure
that everybody remembers that name.â€

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Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

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October 19, 2026

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Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses
Joaquin
Buckley remains undeterred after his third consecutive defeat
in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Buckley faced Mike Malott in the Canadian's home country at

UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Malott landed a knee in the second
round and followed with a punch before the referee stopped the
bout. Despite the setback, “New Mansa†remains optimistic about his
future.

Joaquin Buckley plans to document his rebuild after Mike
Malott’s UFC Edmonton knockout

Buckley won six straight fights before his current skid. He now
plans to livestream his efforts to rebuild, inviting fans to follow
the process.

“Right now, we rebuilding and I want y'all to see the process, not
just the results,†Buckley wrote in the caption of his postfight
Instagram post. “The highs, the lows, and everything it takes to
become who God called me to be.â€

In the accompanying video, Buckley said he wants to share his
training and introduce fans to his team.

“I realize that I want to document everything,†Buckley said. “I
want to document the process, I want to document the work, I want
to document the team. This is really just starting back over from
scratch; creating a new foundation and making something happen… I'm
not going to stop; I'm going to keep working. And I'll make sure
that everybody remembers that name.â€

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16-0 Farid Basharat fires back at Dana White over UFC exit comments

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October 19, 2026

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16-0 Farid Basharat fires back at Dana White over UFC exit comments
Farid
Basharat is pushing back against suggestions that he was
difficult to work with.

Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana
White addressed Basharat's departure after
UFC Edmonton. White suggested there were reasons beyond the
unbeaten bantamweight's results for the decision not to renew his
contract, prompting a response.

Farid Basharat denies refusing UFC fights, cites Victor Hugo
weight miss and torn MCL

The UFC did not offer Basharat (16-0) a new contract despite his
7-0 promotional record. After White raised difficulties with
matchmakers and declined fights as possible reasons for such
departures, “Ferocious†reiterated that he had never turned down an
opponent and cited instances in which he competed under unfavorable
circumstances.

Basharat pointed to his victory over Victor Hugo, who weighed 145.5
pounds for their originally scheduled bantamweight bout in 2024 —
9.5 pounds above the non-title limit. He also said he competed with
a torn medial collateral ligament in his knee during his
Dana White's Contender Series appearance in 2022.

“He kind of alluded to, maybe I was turning down fights, or maybe I
was difficult to deal with,†Basharat said on Instagram. “I
definitely didn't turn nobody down. In fact, we're talking about
the same guy that, in Abu Dhabi, I fought in 2024; my opponent
missed weight by 10 pounds and I still went ahead with the fight…
Still put on a good show and won. In my Contender Series fight, I
had a torn MCL, still went ahead with the fight… These are facts
you can ask your UFC staff; you can ask the physio team.â€

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