{"id":23993,"date":"2026-08-02T20:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T20:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=23993"},"modified":"2026-08-02T20:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T20:33:42","slug":"uros-medic-turns-attention-to-leon-edwards-following-30-second-win-at-ufc-belgrade-im-not-going-to-bully-him-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=23993","title":{"rendered":"Uros Medic turns attention to Leon Edwards following 30-second win at UFC Belgrade: &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to bully him anymore&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending:<\/span><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border\"\/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border-2\"\/>Colby Covington praises Arman Tsarukyan following RAF 11 match: \u201cYou\u2019re gonna be the UFC lightweight champ\u201d<span class=\"photo-credit\">Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Uros Medic wants to dance with a former UFC welterweight titleholder following a quick win at home.<\/p>\n<p>Medic went one-on-one with Daniel Rodriguez in the UFC Belgrade main event this past Saturday. It only took Medic 30 seconds to put a halt to \u201cD-Rod\u2019s\u201d three-fight winning streak via TKO. It was Rodriguez\u2019s first fight since being released from prison back in April.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to media members during the UFC Belgrade post-fight press conference, Medic said he is now targeting Edwards for a showdown inside the Octagon. If Medic can\u2019t get the fight, it won\u2019t take him long to turn his focus elsewhere (via MMAJunkie).<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLeon Edwards next, probably,\u201d Medic said. \u201cLeon Edwards if he makes himself available. I\u2019m not going to bully him anymore. If he doesn\u2019t want to fight, we fight someone else. It\u2019s not a big deal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Edwards has been on a slide as of late, losing three fights in a row. His most recent loss was a brutal knockout at the hands of Carlos Prates back in Nov. 2025. Edwards hasn\u2019t emerged victorious since late 2023.<\/p>\n<p>If \u201cRocky\u201d isn\u2019t available for Medic anytime soon, then the surging Serbian would like to clash with a prominent name in the 170-pound rankings.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe is ranked where I want to be ranked, so that puts me closer to where I want to be, and that\u2019s with the belt around my waist,\u201d Medic said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Medic will receive a boost when the Meta UFC rankings panel is updated. He held the No. 14 spot prior to UFC Belgrade, while Rodriguez was one position ahead of him. As far as the media panel rankings are concerned, Medic was actually ahead of \u201cD-Rod.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who would you match Uros Medic up against next? Do you give him a top 10 opponent, or would you go even higher up the welterweight ladder? Show off your matchmaking skills in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/ufc\/uros-medic-turns-attention-to-leon-edwards-following-30-second-win-at-ufc-belgrade-im-not-going-to-bully-him-anymore\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=uros-medic-turns-attention-to-leon-edwards-following-30-second-win-at-ufc-belgrade-im-not-going-to-bully-him-anymore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:Colby Covington praises Arman Tsarukyan following RAF 11 match: \u201cYou\u2019re gonna be the UFC lightweight champ\u201dZuffa LLC Uros Medic wants to dance with a former UFC welterweight titleholder following a quick win at home. Medic went one-on-one with Daniel Rodriguez in the UFC Belgrade main event this past Saturday. 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