Sičaja vs. Villalba is one of the featherweight fights on the FNC 35 card on 7 November 2026 in Podgorica, Montenegro. Ivan Sicaja of Zagreb, ranked number one in FNC's featherweight division in our database, meets the Argentine Alan Villalba, who arrives with a 21-9 record. FNC lists the event at Sportski Centar Morača with a start time of 18:30 local time, and the show is on FNC.tv pay-per-view.
Sičaja vs. Villalba on the FNC 35 card
The bout is on the main card of FNC 35, which is headlined by the bantamweight title fight between champion Miljan Zdravkovic (10-0) and Joaquin Vargas (10-3). According to the FNC event page, Sicaja and Villalba will fight at 66 kg. Sherdog lists the fight as a featherweight bout, while our database records it as a catchweight fight. It is not a title fight.
Also on the card are Pawel Politylo against Emrah Sonmez, Karomatullo Sufiev against Piotr Niedzielski, and Tomislav Sicaja against Andrija Stankovic, according to FNC and Sherdog.
Ivan Sicaja: the Zagreb fighter's record and last fight
Ivan "Tirke" Sicaja is 8-2-0 in our database, and Sherdog also lists 8-2. The FNC event page shows 8-1, so the sources disagree. The FNC page does not explain the difference, and it also repeats the same 8-1 as his FNC record, which looks like an error. We use 8-2 until the promotion clarifies.
Six of his eight wins came by decision, one by knockout and one by submission. His last fight was on 11 April 2026 at FNC 29, where Eduard Kexel knocked him out in the second round in a featherweight bout. Before that he beat Pawel Politylo twice at bantamweight: by decision at FNC 21 in February 2025 and by second-round knockout at FNC 24 in September 2025. In July 2024 he won a catchweight decision over Teo Saldana Smith at FNC 18.
As of 28 October 2026 our data has him as number one in the FNC featherweight rankings, so a win would be a first step back after the Kexel loss.
Alan Villalba: the Argentine's record and FNC history
Alan "El Gaucho" Villalba is 21-9-0 and fights out of Argentina. His wins are spread across the finish types: nine by knockout or TKO, ten by submission and two by decision. He is ranked ninth in FNC's featherweight division in our database.
He is not a complete newcomer to the promotion. Our data shows that he beat Ahmed Vila by second-round TKO at FNC 32 on 20 June 2026, and the FNC page lists him at 1-0 in the promotion. Against Sicaja he is the more experienced fighter by a wide margin, with 30 pro fights to Sicaja's 10.
What the fight shows for FNC featherweights
The match-up is a clear contrast. Sicaja, the top-ranked featherweight, has mostly won on the scorecards. Villalba, ranked lower, has a finishing record that has produced 19 stoppages. How Sicaja handles Villalba on the ground will be the main question, since half of Villalba's wins are submissions.
The result will also matter for the ranking. A win for Villalba over the number one would move him up the division, while a win for Sicaja would put distance between him and his April knockout loss.
Where to watch FNC 35
According to the FNC event page, the official platform is FNC.tv, where FNC 35 is sold as a pay-per-view. Tickets for Podgorica are sold through GigsTix. The page does not list any television partners. The main card is headed by Zdravkovic against Vargas, with the Sicaja and Villalba fight among the featured bouts.
Sources
In this story
This article was generated with AI and may contain errors.