FNC 31 lived up to high expectations and once again showed why Fight Nation Championship is currently the biggest MMA organization in the region. In the main fight of the evening, Đani Barbir defended his middleweight title against local fighter Aleksandar Ilić by forcing him to submit with an armbar in the first round.
Both fighters started the match aggressively and offered some great exchanges and strikes, but Barbir came out stronger after the initial pressure and in the end deservedly celebrated his title defense.
See how Ilić tapped in a full arena in Belgrade
In front of a full Belgrade Arena, the spectators were treated to an evening full of attractive matchesfierce exchanges and several fights that will be talked about for a long time among fans of martial arts.
Throughout the evening, the audience supported the fighters with loud support, and apart from the main fight, the other bouts at the top of the program attracted the most attention. Great interest was also caused by the heavyweight showdown Darko Stošić and a former UFC fighter Greg Hardywhile excellent performances were also recorded by numerous regional fighters who additionally raised the atmosphere in the Arena.
Below we bring complete results FNC 31 events in Belgrade.
Preliminary fights
They performed in the first fight of the evening Luka Pisarić and Iago Silvaand the Brazilian surprisingly won over the talent from Serbia. Although the 22-year-old from Belgrade entered the match as a big favoritethe outcome of the fight was not what he and his team had hoped for, as a 26-year-old Brazilian with a height of 163 centimeters emerged from the octagon as the winner.
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They performed in the second fight of the evening Dalibor Dragojević and Khanbulat Irisbievbetter known as Honda. The Dagestani celebrated after three rounds of an excellent fight.
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The main part of the evening
The third fight of the night brought a skirmish Igor Cavalcanti and Marek Jakimowiczand the Brazilian celebrated with a brutal knockout four seconds before the end of the first round.
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Stanislav “Pantera” Krofak fought against Aleksandar Janković. Krofak showed superb tactical maturity. He waited for the early attacks of the local fighter and thanks to his dominant wrestling, he defeated Janković by a unanimous judge’s decision after three rounds of excellent fighting.
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Spectators could also enjoy the next fight that brought the clash Dobroshokha Nabotov and Michal Figlak, and after three rounds of the fight, the 29-year-old Pole won with a unanimous decision.
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They met in the fourth fight on the main card Tomislav Spahović and Valeri Atanasov. The fighter from Bosnia and Herzegovina was welcomed in the Belgrade Arena with a thunderous ovationbut after three rounds of great exhaustion and a tactical reversal, Atanasov celebrated with a unanimous decision.
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In addition to the main fight of the evening and the title match, the clash between the regional audience attracted a lot of attention Hrvoje Sepo and Vasa Bakočevićin which the Croatian Olympic boxer defended himself from Vasa’s initial pressure and ended him with a precise kick to the liver, registering his first MMA victory in his debut.
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Marko Bojković he registered a convincing victory against Piotr Niedzielinskidemonstrating maturity and tactical discipline. The Serbian fighter controlled most of the match with dominant wrestling and grounder, and by a unanimous decision of the referee, he confirmed that he has outgrown the status of an exclusive knockout.
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In the first of two bouts for the belt at the FNC 31 show Kamil Kraska he justified the role of the favorite and overcame the experienced with a dominant performance Ivica Trušček with a technical knockout in the second round and defended the title of champion in the welterweight category.
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Darko Stošić and Greg Hardy they prepared a real one heavyweight spectacle. The Serbian fighter, after difficult moments in the first phase of the match, managed to turn the fight around and brilliantly knock out the former UFC star in the third round.
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For five years, fans of the local MMA scene have been waiting for a fight Đanija Barbir and Aleksandar Ilić who fought in the main fight of the night for the middleweight title. In the deafening atmosphere, Barbir finally defended his title with an excellent performance in the cage.
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