Paweł Polityło faces Emrah Sönmez at lightweight, the last bout added to FNC 35, where Miljan Zdravković defends his bantamweight title against Joaquin Vargas.
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What we know
- Miljan Zdravković defends the FNC bantamweight title against Joaquin Vargas at 61 kilograms.
- FNC 35 has nine main-card bouts and two preliminaries, including K-1 and ultimate kickboxing fights.
- The event streams on the promotion's FNC TV pay-per-view service; tickets are sold through Entrio and Gigstix.
Reported, not confirmed
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Per Gigstix, doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the event starts at 6:30 p.m., both local time; the listing gives no time zone beyond that.
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The event's matchup panels list Polityło at 12-5 and Sönmez at 0-0, which conflicts with the announcement's 12-6 and 16-5.
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The last piece of FNC 35 is a lightweight fight with a record question attached. FNC announced Paweł Polityło against Emrah Sönmez on Oct. 28, filling out a Nov. 7 show at Sportski centar Morača in Podgorica.
Polityło is a former FNC featherweight title challenger and a KSW veteran, listed at 12-6 in the announcement. Sönmez is listed at 16-5 with twelve stoppage wins and Contender Series experience. Sönmez is 34 and from Turkey. The event's matchup panels still show older figures, 12-5 for Polityło and 0-0 for Sönmez, but the new announcement makes clear Sönmez is no debutant.
At the top, Miljan Zdravković defends the bantamweight title against Joaquin Vargas at 61 kilograms. Zdravković's official profile credits him with a 10-0 record and two wins in the organization. His last FNC outing was a five-round unanimous decision over Josh Hill at FNC 26, and before that he submitted Bondo Kikadze in round two at FNC 23. Vargas represents Argentina, is listed at 10-3 and has not yet fought in FNC.
Not every bout on the card is MMA. Rade Opačić meets Alexandr Soldatkin under K-1 rules, a pairing first announced Oct. 11, and Luka Bubanja faces Stefan Dobrijević in ultimate kickboxing at 80 kilograms. The rest of the main card includes Ivan Šićaja vs. Alan Villalba, Tomislav Šićaja vs. Andrija Stanković, Dalibor Dragojević vs. Ahmed Abdulkadirov, Karomatulo Sufiev vs. Piotr Niedzielski at 74 kilograms, and Dejan Zlatičanin vs. Florin Lupu. Kiril Negru vs. Botond Petrenyi and Mensur Kijamet vs. Mert Basbudak are the preliminaries.
With the card now full, the focus moves to the title fight and to whether Sönmez's finishing record translates against Polityło's experience at the top of the regional scene.
Polityło is a former FNC featherweight title challenger and a KSW veteran, listed at 12-6 in the announcement. Sönmez is listed at 16-5 with twelve stoppage wins and Contender Series experience. Sönmez is 34 and from Turkey. The event's matchup panels still show older figures, 12-5 for Polityło and 0-0 for Sönmez, but the new announcement makes clear Sönmez is no debutant.
At the top, Miljan Zdravković defends the bantamweight title against Joaquin Vargas at 61 kilograms. Zdravković's official profile credits him with a 10-0 record and two wins in the organization. His last FNC outing was a five-round unanimous decision over Josh Hill at FNC 26, and before that he submitted Bondo Kikadze in round two at FNC 23. Vargas represents Argentina, is listed at 10-3 and has not yet fought in FNC.
Not every bout on the card is MMA. Rade Opačić meets Alexandr Soldatkin under K-1 rules, a pairing first announced Oct. 11, and Luka Bubanja faces Stefan Dobrijević in ultimate kickboxing at 80 kilograms. The rest of the main card includes Ivan Šićaja vs. Alan Villalba, Tomislav Šićaja vs. Andrija Stanković, Dalibor Dragojević vs. Ahmed Abdulkadirov, Karomatulo Sufiev vs. Piotr Niedzielski at 74 kilograms, and Dejan Zlatičanin vs. Florin Lupu. Kiril Negru vs. Botond Petrenyi and Mensur Kijamet vs. Mert Basbudak are the preliminaries.
With the card now full, the focus moves to the title fight and to whether Sönmez's finishing record translates against Polityło's experience at the top of the regional scene.
- Summary
- Paweł Polityło faces Emrah Sönmez at lightweight, the last bout added to FNC 35, where Miljan Zdravković defends his bantamweight title against Joaquin Vargas.
- Key points (one per line)
- Polityło vs. Sönmez, announced Oct. 28, completes FNC 35 on Nov. 7 in Podgorica, Montenegro.
Miljan Zdravković defends the bantamweight title against Joaquin Vargas in the headliner.
The card has nine main-card bouts and two preliminaries, with several striking fights.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/pawel-politylo-emrah-sonmez-fnc35-card-complete-podgorica/
MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/kickboxing/ryu-ohira-kakeru-nagano-krush-final-first-round-pressure/
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