Friday, July 31. Here is what is in front of us.

UFC Belgrade, Saturday

Fourteen fights at Belgrade Arena. Uros Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez headlines, and our model picks Medic at 66%, most likely by KO/TKO. Medic is the local fighter.

Our only LOCK of the card is Mateusz Rebecki at 85% over Kyle Prepolec, most likely by decision.

Worth knowing behind that label: Rebecki is 4-4 in the UFC and has lost his last three, so the confidence is coming from the matchup and an opponent who is 0-4 more than from his own recent form.

Two HIGH picks alongside it: Navajo Stirling at 74% over Jan Blachowicz, and Jovan Leka at 71% over Alexander Poppeck.

The honest caveat

Our read on Belgrade is thinner than usual. Ten of the 28 fighters have no prior UFC fight in our dataset, so for a third of the card the model is leaning mostly on the odds. That includes Leka, one of our own flagged picks.

Industry: PFL and MVP merge

PFL and Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions have officially merged under one banner to create a new global combat sports platform. Paul said he plans an MMA debut and invited UFC fighters to join him.

That is the biggest story of the week by some distance.

Also booked

Khamzat Chimaev vs. Tyron Woodley is set to headline RAF Moscow. Chimaev is returning.

UFC Shanghai has added Jack Jenkins vs. Sean Woodson.

Cris Cyborg called out Ronda Rousey for a super-fight following the merger.

Next

Belgrade has not been fought. We will publish the graded card once it has.