RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sourcesNoah Gugnon deflated the Serbian crowd to open the UFC Fight Night 283 main card when quickly dispatched of Milos Janicic.
The battle of lightweight newcomers on Saturday at Belgrade Arena saw Gugnon (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) land an early leg kick that busted the wheel of Janicic (19-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and put him on wobbly ground. He then took top position, moved to the back and locked in the rear-naked choke for the tap at the X mark of Round 1.
Check out the replay of Gugnon's debut performance below (via X ):
STRAIGHT SILENCE AFTER THAT SUBMISSION 🤫 Noah Gugnon delivers a massive win in his UFC debut! [ #UFCBelgrade | LIVE on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/hZBYKs3AN7
— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) August 1, 2026 Making a STATEMENT to open this #UFCBelgrade main card! Noah Gugnon goes in & gets the round 1 RNC victory! [ LIVE on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/3DzHXGjrkh
— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) August 1, 2026 As Gugnon, 25, was showered by boos after taking out the local favorite, he relished in the hate and said this is just the beginning of what he plans to under the UFC banner.
"What's up Belgrade? I shock you all," Gugnon said in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. "I know I have better grappling, I know I can knock out him, submit him and make what I want from him. I want to stay active with the UFC. I want to fight as fast as possible, quit my job and make my money with UFC and have a good life."
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 283 results:
Noah Gugnon def. Milos Janicic via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:21
Tofiq Musayev def. Ludovit Klein via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:07
Michael Oliveira def. Oban Elliott via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:49
Borislav Nikolic def. Mark Vologdin via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Bogdan Grad def. Dennis Buzukja via submission (arm-triangle) – Round 2, 4:33
Mateusz Rebecki def. Kyle Prepolec via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 1, 4:41
Nina Milosevic def. Hailey Cowan via TKO (body shot) – Round 1, 3:41
Jovan Leka def. Alexander Poppeck via TKO (liver kick) – Round 1, 2:22
Stephanie Luciano def. Marina Spasic via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:20
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Belgrade video: Noah Gugnon chokes Milos Janicic to silence Serbian crowd
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