Last-Minute Turnaround: Miloš Janičić to Fight Under His Flag at UFC Belgrade Spectacle!

Belgrade Arena is set for a historic UFC Fight Night. Just before the spectacle kicked off in the Serbian capital, news broke that delighted Miloš Janičić's fans. After significant public pressure and political debate, the saga surrounding national symbols reached a positive conclusion in the final hours before his fight.

This morning, the Montenegrin flag finally appeared next to Miloš Janičić's (19-3) name on the official UFC website. This resolved a multi-day administrative delay that threatened to leave the popular "Kobra" without his national emblem on his gear.

The turnaround occurred after the Embassy finally sent the necessary citizenship confirmation, which UFC management had requested since mid-July.

The issue even reached the Parliament of Montenegro, where former Prime Minister Dritan Abazović sharply criticized the authorities for their three-week silence on urgent UFC inquiries. Janičić himself did not hide his disappointment with the slow institutional response, stating he found it incomprehensible that confirmation of ordinary citizenship took weeks to process before such a crucial match.

With administrative hurdles cleared, the 28-year-old fighter's focus fully shifts back to the sporting arena. Janičić enters the elite octagon on an impressive eight-fight winning streak, and his bout against Frenchman Noa Guignon opens the main card of the evening.

The statistics accompanying the Montenegrin fighter speak for themselves — in his career to date, he has finished 11 fights by knockout and 8 by submission, never leaving the final decision to the judges.

Belgrade is the center of the MMA world this Saturday. UFC President Dana White is attending the event in a packed Arena, where the audience will have the opportunity to cheer on nine local and regional fighters, in addition to Janičić.

The main event will see Uroš Medić face Daniel Rodriguez, but there's no doubt that Janičić's entrance into the octagon — now officially under the Montenegrin flag — will draw immense attention and support from the stands.

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