Prelim Results | UFC Belgrade

The Azerbaijani veteran was the sharper of the two from the outset, taking the fight to Klein and controlling the exchanges throughout the first round. While Klein started to have some success in the second, Musayev stayed on him, and late in the frame, a sharp combination landed flush and put the Slovakian on the canvas, with the 36-year-old following him to the ground and pounding out the win.

After losing his promotional debut on home soil, Musayev has now earned back-to-back entertaining wins this year to elevate his record to 24-6 overall with 21 finishes. He called for a Top 15 opportunity and after a performance like this, he just might get it.

The recent Contender Series grad dropped Elliott with a stiff right hand that sent the Welshman hunting for takedowns. Oliveira was quick to stuff the entry and get back on the offensive, flooring him again with a clean one-two before chasing him to the canvas and pounding out the finish.

Just a blistering debut for the former Brazilian paratrooper Oliveira. Now 10-0 with nine finishes, “PQD” looks like a potential force in the welterweight division.

Grad dominated the opening and chased a finish late, unloading from mount against the grounded Buzukja. Late in the second, Grad latched onto an arm-triangle choke and Buzukja looked in dire straits, seemingly tapping the Austrian fighter’s leg, prompting the stoppage. He immediately objected and an argument could be made that he was trying to corral Grad’s leg, but it definitely seemed like a tap watching it live.

This was a much-needed win for Grad, who halted a two-fight skid with his second finish inside the Octagon. Back in the win column and sporting stoppages as bookends to his first four UFC appearances, it’ll be interesting to see who Grad shares the cage with next after a strong outing here.

The Polish bulldozer wasted no time closing the distance and dragging Prepolec to the canvas, quickly lacing up his legs in order to keep him stuck in a miserable spot. From there, the Contender Series grad just continued to work, battering the Canadian veteran with a torrent of unanswered blows that forced referee Kerry Hatley to step in and halt the action.

This was the kind of performance that Rebecki needed after a trio of setbacks and too many back-and-forth wars. The compact lightweight punisher is an all-action fixture in the division and should continue to garner quality opportunities moving forward after another thoroughly entertaining performance in Belgrade.

Cowan looked sharp through the first half of the fight, landing at range and showing no ill effects of getting knocked out in her previous outing as Milošević looked to establish her range and get comfortable inside the Octagon. A straight right hand to the solar plexus immediately caused Cowan to buckle over in pain, and after briefly trying to fight back, Milošević hit her with another blow in the same spot to send her crashing to the canvas and finish the fight.

What a tremendous finish for Milošević, who advanced to 9-1 with her ninth consecutive victory. The 29-year-old bantamweight had an outstanding amateur career and has been rolling over the last three years as a pro, positioning herself as a genuine person of interest in the wide-open bantamweight division.

Poppeck spent the first 90 seconds of the fight floating around the outside of the Octagon and picking at Leka, connecting with low kicks and the odd strike up high. Just as the broadcast team began to discuss Leka’s limited output, the debuting heavyweight crashed home a thunderous body kick that crumpled Poppeck and halted the action.

Just a brilliant debut effort on home soil for the 24-year-old Leka. He’s now won seven consecutive overall and three straight by stoppage, and as the youngest heavyweight in the division, Leka is one track long term in the bustling division.

While the Serbian kickboxer Spasić came out of the gates firing and landing, Luciano settled herself and started to find success of her own on the feet through the midway point of the opening round. But it was a perfectly timed down that allowed the Brazilian to quickly take the back and sink in the fight-ending choke, earning a hail of boos from the partisan crowd.

That’s now consecutive submission wins and three victories in four UFC appearances for Luciano. The 26-year-old is clearly growing in confidence and becoming more settled inside the Octagon each time out and is someone to pay close attention to going forward in the strawweight division.