Nikolija Milosevic moves on to World Championships final with third straight finish in Serbia

Swedish-Serbian bantamweight Nikolija Milosevic has once again made it to the final in the IMMAF’s World MMA championship.

Having won gold medals at last year’s national, European and World championships, Milosevic was one of the biggest stars coming into this year’s World championship in Belgrade, Serbia.. This time, Milosevic switched national teams to represent Serbia instead of Sweden after both SMMAF and IMMAF signed off.

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Nikolija Milosevic on a tear in IMMAF competition

In the opening round on Monday, Milosevic scored a quick TKO finish against Lebanon’s Lama Nassar in just 55 seconds. The day after, ”Queen Beast” submitted Spain’s Mercedes Custodio Lopez with a second-round rear-naked choke.

On Wednesday, Milosevic secured her spot in the final with another submission win. After opening strong with heavy striking and forward-pressure, the multiple-time IMMAF champion forced Poland’s Paulina Kontna to tap to a rear-naked choke in round two.

 

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The Kontna fight was a rematch from last year’s European championship, where Milosevic won by second-round knockout.

Now, Milosevic will take on Josiane Oliveira of Brazil in the women’s bantamweight world championship final on Friday. Should she win gold yet again, one would assume that a pro debut awaits in the near future, considering that ”Queen Beast” have been looking pretty much unstoppable so far in IMMAF competition.

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