{"id":210785,"date":"2026-05-26T15:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=210785"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:11:53","slug":"nikolic-forced-to-surrender-the-title-famous-serbian-fighter-made-a-difficult-decision-chose-health-over-medals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/nikolic-forced-to-surrender-the-title-famous-serbian-fighter-made-a-difficult-decision-chose-health-over-medals\/","title":{"rendered":"NIKOLIC FORCED TO SURRENDER THE TITLE: Famous Serbian fighter made a difficult decision, chose health over medals!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Unexpected news arrives from the camp of one of the best Serbian MMA fighters &#8211; Borislav Nikolic is no longer the bantamweight champion in the prestigious &#8220;Brave CF&#8221; organization!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nikolic made the difficult decision to vacate the title, and the reasons are exclusively health problems that became an insurmountable obstacle in this weight category. Namely, cutting weight became so exhausting for the popular &#8220;Bora&#8221; that the team decided to put the priority on his long-term health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That the process of reaching the bantamweight limit takes its toll was already visible during his first belt defense against Hamza Kooheji. Nikolic then went through &#8220;real hell&#8221; during the final hours before the weigh-in, managing to satisfy the scale literally at the last moment, which was also reflected in his freshness inside the cage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info-en wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info-en\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KoMwBJVYz3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/who-was-dragoljub-micunovic-political-prisoner-on-goli-otok-philosopher-and-one-of-the-most-famous-opposition-figures-of-the-nineties\/\">WHO WAS DRAGOLJUB MICUNOVIC: Political prisoner on Goli Otok, philosopher and one of the most famous opposition figures of the nineties!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWHO WAS DRAGOLJUB MICUNOVIC: Political prisoner on Goli Otok, philosopher and one of the most famous opposition figures of the nineties!\u201d \u2014 Serbiantimes.info EN\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/who-was-dragoljub-micunovic-political-prisoner-on-goli-otok-philosopher-and-one-of-the-most-famous-opposition-figures-of-the-nineties\/embed\/#?secret=xcnC5CUtda#?secret=KoMwBJVYz3\" data-secret=\"KoMwBJVYz3\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An announcement of this kind of outcome could also be sensed in his latest appearance against Mateus Malta. That match was done in a so-called &#8220;catchweight&#8221; (intermediate category), which was a kind of test and preparation for moving to a higher division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans, however, have no reason to worry when it comes to his return to the cage. Nikolic has one more match remaining under his contract with the &#8220;Brave CF&#8221; organization, and his debut in the new (higher) category is expected at the big spectacle in Pula, which is scheduled for September!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The return to the octagon in the legendary Pula Arena will be an ideal opportunity for the Serbian fighter to show how dangerous he is when his body is not exhausted by extreme diets and dehydration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a reminder, Nikolic is considered one of the most complete fighters in the region, and moving to the category above could open completely new doors for him in the global MMA hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/decided-to-defend-himself-with-silence-the-prosecution-requests-detention-for-the-waiter-of-the-restaurant-where-aleksandar-neshovic-was-killed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DECIDED TO DEFEND HIMSELF WITH SILENCE: The prosecution requests detention for the waiter of the restaurant where Aleksandar Neshovic was killed!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/dragoljub-micunovic-passed-away-founder-and-first-president-of-the-democratic-party-died-at-the-age-of-96\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DRAGOLJUB MICUNOVIC PASSED AWAY: Founder and first president of the Democratic Party died at the age of 96!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/veterans-of-the-eagles-given-a-rest-paunovics-list-for-the-clash-with-mexico-full-of-young-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cVETERANS\u201d OF THE EAGLES GIVEN A REST: Paunovic\u2019s list for the clash with Mexico full of young players!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/tragic-end-to-the-search-in-bosnia-the-body-of-the-missing-croatian-mountaineer-found-on-mount-visocica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRAGIC END TO THE SEARCH IN BOSNIA: The body of the missing Croatian mountaineer found on Mount Visocica!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/titos-younger-son-celebrated-his-85th-birthday-spent-his-childhood-in-hiding-then-became-a-career-diplomat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TITO\u2019S YOUNGER SON CELEBRATED HIS 85TH BIRTHDAY: Spent his childhood in hiding, then became a career diplomat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraf.rs\/sport\/fight-club\/4332459-borislav-nikolic-napustio-titulu-poznato-i-zasto-je-srpski-borac-doneo-tesku-odluku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Telegraf<\/a>; <strong>Photo<\/strong>: Printscreen Instagram @boki_mma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unexpected news arrives from the camp of one of the best Serbian MMA fighters &#8211; Borislav Nikolic is no longer the bantamweight champion in the prestigious &#8220;Brave CF&#8221; organization! 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