Borislav Nikolic (right) deforms Mark Vologdin's (left) face at UFC Belgrade . Photo: Reproduction / UFC
Mark Vologdin demonstrated great resilience in the octagon at UFC Belgrade , held this Saturday (1). However, his time on the Serbian card was marked by the harsh physical consequences of the fight, which left his face quite battered.
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In a fight valid for the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg), the 26-year-old Russian withstood the pressure imposed by Borislav Nikolic , but ended up losing by unanimous decision of the judges. Despite enduring all the blows and avoiding a knockout, Vologdin could not escape the bruises accumulated throughout the fight.
See what Mark Vologdin's face looks like now.
Borislav Nikolic defeats Mark Vologdin via UD (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) #UFCBelgrade pic.twitter.com/XIPvvnTSff
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Mark Vologdin is the worst fighter in the UFC. pic.twitter.com/O0kKEjzE5h
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How was the fight
Despite being considerably taller and having a greater reach, Nikolic was the aggressor from the start of the fight, moving forward and trying to corner his opponent. However, he suffered from Vologdin's quick and precise counter-attacks, who even managed a knockdown in the opening seconds. However, as the minutes passed, the Serbian's intensity was relentless, causing damage to the Russian and coming very close to finishing the fight with a rear-naked choke in the final seconds of the third round.
After 15 very eventful minutes in what was undoubtedly the best fight of the night, all judges scored it 29-27 in favor of Borislav Nikolic.
Check out the results from UFC Belgrade.
MAIN CARD (14pm Brasília time)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Uros Medic defeated Daniel Rodriguez by knockout (punches) at 0:30 of round 1.
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Navajo Stirling defeated Jan Blachowicz by technical knockout (punches) at 2:56 of round 1.
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Aleksandar Rakic defeated Marcin Tybura by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Robert Valentin defeated Dusko Todorovic by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:14 of round 1.
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Gilbert Urbina defeated Vlasto Cepo by technical knockout (punches) at 1 minute and 1 second of round 1.
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Noah Gugnon defeated Milos Janicic by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:20 of round 1.
PRELIMINARY CARD (11pm Brasília time)
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Tofiq Musayev defeated Ludovit Klein by technical knockout (punches) at 4:07 of round 2.
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Michael PQD Oliveira defeated Oban Elliott by knockout (punches) at 1:49 of round 1.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Borislav Nikolic defeated Mark Vologdin by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Bogdan Grad defeated Dennis Buzukja by submission (Katagatame) at 4:31 of round 2.
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Mateusz Rebecki defeated Kyle Prepolec by technical knockout (Ground and Pound) at 4:40 of round 1.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Nina Milosevic defeated Hailey Cowan by technical knockout (straight to the body) at 3:41 of round 1.
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Jovan Leka defeated Alexander Poppeck by technical knockout (middle kick) at 2:22 of round 1.
Strawweight (up to 52,1 kg): Stephanie Rondinha defeated Marina Spasic by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:22 of round 1.
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