Darko Stošić
Darko Stošić (; born February 9, 1992) is a Serbian mixed martial artist currently fighting for KSW in the Heavyweight division. He is the former Final Fight Championship (FFC) heavyweight champion and he also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is currently ranked #1 in the KSW Heavyweight rankings. Background. Stošić was born in Laćarak, Serbia in 1992. He attended Triva Vitasović Lebarnik Primary School where he started his judo lessons in LSK Judo Club in Laćarak. He won many judo championships in Serbia and the Balkan region before he went to compete in kickboxing. Judo career . Stošić started training in judo at the age of seven until 2012 under Miša Jovetić. He was the judo national champion 10 times and twice Balkan champion which he was awarded the best athlete in MMA Red Star. Mixed martial arts career. Early career. Stošić started his professional MMA career in 2012 and fought under various promotions, namely Tesla Fighting Championship, Adrenalin Freefight Challenge and Final Fight Championship where he was the heavyweight champion. He amassed the record of 12–1 prior signed by UFC in December 2017. Ultimate Fighting Championship. Stošić made his UFC promotion debut on July 22, 2018  at against Jeremy Kimball. He won the fight via technical knockout. Stošić was scheduled to face Magomed Ankalaev on February 23, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 3. However, Stošić pulled out of the fight on January 23, 2019 citing injury. Ankalaev instead faced promotional newcomer Klidson Abreu. His second UFC fight came on June 1, 2019 against Devin Clark at . He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Stošić faced Kennedy Nzechukwu on August 3, 2019 at . He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Stošić faced Jamahal Hill on January 25 2020 at UFC Fight Night 166. He lost the fight  via unanimous decision. Stošić was released by the UFC on February 11, 2020. KSW. It was announced in April 2020, that Darko was signing a 4 fight deal with KSW. For his organizational debut, Stošić is scheduled to fight the five-fight KSW veteran Michał Włodarek at . The fight was later postponed for . He won the bout via KO in the second round. Stošić, as a replacement for Jay Silva, faced Michał Kita on June 5, 2021 at . He controlled most of the bout and finished Kita in the first round via ground and pound. Stošić faced Michał Andryszak on  September 4, 2021 at . He won the bout via split decision. Stošić fought for the KSW Heavyweight Championship against reigning champion Phil De Fries at on February 26, 2022. He lost the bout via TKO after tapping due to combination of exhaustion and damage in the fifth round.