Uros Medic ensured Saturday will be a night Serbian MMA won't soon forget.
On an evening where the UFC established new records for the most total finishes (12) and first-round finishes (10) on a single event, Serbia's Medic ended the festivities with the finest performance of his UFC career, knocking out Daniel Rodriguez in just 30 seconds to set off a raucous party inside the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.
Medic (14-3) caught Rodriguez clean with a wicked left hand in the opening seconds, then downed the welterweight veteran with a follow-up combination and sealed the deal with a vicious salvo of strikes. Almost immediately after, the emotions poured out of Medic, 33, who is now tied for most first-round knockouts in UFC welterweight history (5).
"I just want to cry, man. I just want to cry," Medic said post-fight. "I missed home so much. Nine years, it's a long time. I left as a student, I was 22 years old with a dream, and look where it got me.
"I have so many words, I don't think we enough time tonight. With that being said, I'm going to cook the rest of this division. With you guys by my side, we're going to bring the belt to Serbia."
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On an evening where the UFC established new records for the most total finishes (12) and first-round finishes (10) on a single event, Serbia's Medic ended the festivities with the finest performance of his UFC career, knocking out Daniel Rodriguez in just 30 seconds to set off a raucous party inside the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.
Medic (14-3) caught Rodriguez clean with a wicked left hand in the opening seconds, then downed the welterweight veteran with a follow-up combination and sealed the deal with a vicious salvo of strikes. Almost immediately after, the emotions poured out of Medic, 33, who is now tied for most first-round knockouts in UFC welterweight history (5).
"I just want to cry, man. I just want to cry," Medic said post-fight. "I missed home so much. Nine years, it's a long time. I left as a student, I was 22 years old with a dream, and look where it got me.
"I have so many words, I don't think we enough time tonight. With that being said, I'm going to cook the rest of this division. With you guys by my side, we're going to bring the belt to Serbia."
#first #seconds
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