Rematch in Belgrade: Trušček and Janković enter the cage at FNC 23 after three years!
A legend of the regional MMA scene is coming to enemy territory to give the Serbian fighter a rematch
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We were supposed to watch the return of Filip 'Nitro' Pejić (32, 16-9-2) eight months after his loss in the 'won' fight against Vaso 'Psycho' Bakočević (35, 44-24-1) in the Fight of Nations reality show coach matchup. However, instead of 'Nitro,' standing across from Aleksandar Janković (30, 15-13-1) in the cage at the Ahilej FNC 23 powered by Meridianbet spectacle in Belgrade, it will be Ivica 'Terror' Trušček (41, 44-39).
The fighter from Zagreb’s Dubrava injured his elbow during preparations and won’t be recovered in time for the fight in the Belgrade Arena. But his teammate didn’t hesitate and stepped in to replace him. Ivica has already defeated Janković once, back at FNC 5 in Zabok, winning by ground and pound in the second round.
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As for Aleksandar, like Ivica, he doesn’t choose the time or place when it comes to a fight, and that’s why he didn’t hesitate to agree to a match with Pejić, and even quicker with Trušček, against whom he wants to avenge his previous loss in front of the home crowd. He’s also looking to get back on the winning track after losing by knockout in the second round to Bojan 'Želva' Kosednar (41, 13-16) last year in Ljubljana.
A historic night of MMA is set for Saturday, May 24, starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through the Tickets.rs system.