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Check out our staff members’ picks and analysis for UFC Fight Night 283 in Belgrade.
The UFC is in Serbia for the first time this week, and a home-grown fighter headlines the card.
UFC Fight Night 282 (Paramount+) takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena in Belgrade.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Noah Gugnon vs. Milos Janicic
- Records: Gugnon (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Janicic (19-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.31.26): Gugnon -120, Janicic +100
- Junkie pick results: Janicic 7, Gugnon 4
Vlasto Cepo vs. Gilbert Urbina
- Records: Cepo (14-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Urbina (7-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.31.26): Cepo -350, Urbina +275
- Junkie pick results: Cepo 10, Urbina 0
Dusko Todorovic vs. Robert Valentin
- Records: Todorovic (13-6 MMA, 4-6 UFC), Valentin (12-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.31.26): Todorovic +130, Valentin -155
- Junkie pick results: Todorovic 10, Valentin 1
Aleksandar Rakic vs. Marcin Tybura
- Records: Rakic (14-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC), Tybura (27-11 MMA, 14-10 UFC)
- Division: Heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 07.31.26): Rakic -370, Tybura +290
- Junkie pick results: Rakic 10, Tybura 1
Jan Blachowicz vs. Navajo Stirling
- Records: Blachowicz (29-11-2 MMA, 12-8-2 UFC), Stirling (10-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: Blachowicz No. 7, Stirling No. 15
- Odds (as of 07.31.26): Blachowicz +260, Stirling -330
- Junkie pick results: Stirling 8, Blachowicz 3
Uros Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez
- Records: Medic (13-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Rodriguez (20-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: Medic honorable mention
- Odds (as of 07.31.26): Medic -380, Rodriguez +300
- Junkie pick results: Medic 10, Rodriguez 1
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 122-56: Medic (81%), Stirling (67%), Rakic (78%), Valentin (56%), Cepo (92%), Janicic (78%)
- Danny Segura 129-52: Medic, Blachowicz, Rakic, Todorovic, Cepo, Gugnon
- Nolan King 121-60: Medic, Stirling, Rakic, Todorovic, Cepo, Janicic
- Mike Bohn 120-61: Medic, Stirling, Rakic, Todorovic, Cepo, Gugnon
- Simon Samano 119-62: Rodriguez, Stirling, Rakic, Todorovic, Cepo, Janicic
- Farah Hannoun 119-62: Medic, Stirling, Rakic, Todorovic, Cepo, Janicic
- Matthew Wells 119-62: Medic, Stirling, Rakic, Todorovic, Cepo, Janicic
- Brian Garcia 116-65: Medic, Blachowicz, Rakic, Todorovic, Cepo, Janicic
- Ken Hathaway 116-65: Medic, Stirling, Rakic, Valentin, Cepo, Gugnon
- Matt Erickson 115-66: Medic, Stirling, Rakic, Todorovic, Cepo, Janicic
- George Garcia 114-67: Medic, Blachowicz, Tybura, Todorovic, Cepo, Gugnon
- Jero Guerra 32-13: Medic, Stirling, Rakic, Todorovic, Cepo, Janicic
Preliminary card picks
Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
- Ludovit Klein vs. Tofiq Musayev: Klein 8, Musayev 3
- Oban Elliott vs. Michael Oliveira: Oliveira 11, Elliott 0
- Borislav Nikolic vs. Mark Vologdin: Nikolic 9, Vologdin 2
- Dennis Buzukja vs. Bogdan Grad: Grad 10, Buzukja 1
- Kyle Prepolec vs. Mateusz Rebecki: Rebecki 10, Prepolec
- Hailey Cowan vs. Nina Milosevic: Milosevic 11, Cowan 0
- Jovan Leka vs. Alexander Poppeck: Leka 6, Poppeck 5
- Stephanie Luciano vs. Marina Spasic: Luciano 10, Spasic 1
