FNC 35 takes place on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Morača Arena in Podgorica, Montenegro, with bantamweight champion Miljan Zdravković defending his title against Joaquín Vargas in the main event. According to FNC's event page, the show starts at 18:30 local time and features 11 bouts.
The main event
Zdravković, from Serbia, is 10-0 overall and 2-0 in FNC. Vargas, from Argentina, arrives at 10-3 and makes his FNC debut. The title fight is listed at 61 kg.
Vargas is a replacement. Zdravković told Net.hr that the original opponent withdrew and that Vargas "stepped in" and was the first to accept the fight. The champion described him as a striker who applies pressure and looks for the finish, and said he has the advantage on the ground.
Zdravković also told Net.hr that he received no offer for the UFC event in Belgrade and does not know why, but that the UFC remains the goal he is working towards.
Pugna MMA data shows his last fight was the unanimous decision over Josh Hill in the FNC 26 title fight in Podgorica on December 20, 2025. Hill is currently ranked fifth in the FNC bantamweight division. Before that, Zdravković submitted Bondo Kikadze in round 2 at FNC 23 in May 2025.
Opačić meets Soldatkin under K-1 rules
The co-main event is a heavyweight bout under K-1 rules between Serbia's Rade Opačić and Russia's Alexander Soldatkin. FNC lists Opačić at 24-8 and Soldatkin at 18-4, while Pugna MMA's database has Soldatkin at 16-4 with one no contest. FNC's announcement describes Opačić as an elite Serbian kickboxer and notes that Soldatkin won a RIZIN tournament while representing FNC.
The rest of the main card
- Ivan Sičaja (Croatia, 8-1) faces Alan Villalba (Argentina) at 66 kg. Villalba, 21-9, is ranked ninth in the FNC featherweight division and stopped Ahmed Vila in round 2 at FNC 32 on June 20.
- Dejan Zlatičanin (Montenegro) meets Florin Lupu (Romania) at 66 kg, with the bout labelled UB on FNC's page.
- Tomislav Sičaja (Croatia, 7-1) meets the unbeaten Andrija Stanković (Serbia, 4-0) at 77 kg.
- Dalibor Dragojević (Montenegro, 4-1) faces Ahmed Abdulkadirov (9-3), who lost to Karomatullo Sufiev by first-round submission at FNC 27 in February.
- Sufiev (Tajikistan) meets Piotr Niedzielski (Poland, 22-10) in a 74 kg bout. FNC lists Sufiev at 12-1.
- Luka Bubanja (Montenegro) and Stefan Dobrijević (Bosnia and Herzegovina) meet at 80 kg under Ultimate Kickboxing rules.
- Paweł Polityło (Poland, 12-5) faces Emrah Sönmez (Turkey, 16-5).
The prelims feature Kiril Negru against Botond Petrényi (Hungary, 4-1) at 77 kg, and Mensur Kijamet (Montenegro, 2-0) against Mert Başbudak (Germany, 2-1).
How to watch
FNC's event page lists pay-per-view on FNC.tv, the official streaming platform. Tickets are sold through GigStix and Entrio. Some records differ by a fight between FNC's page and third-party databases, and the figures above follow FNC unless stated otherwise.
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