Jovan Leka

Poppeck spent the opening minutes on the outside, picking at Leka with low kicks. He was giving up 47.5 pounds on short notice. Leka crashed a body kick home to the liver. Poppeck crumpled. The bout was waved off at 2:22 of round one.

Key moments

• Poppeck opened from the outside with low kicks.
• Leka landed a body kick to the liver.
• Poppeck crumpled and the fight was waved off at 2:22 of round one.

Leka followed the unsigned Contender Series win with a first-round arm-triangle choke over Charlie Milner at Brave CF 104.

Key moments

• Submitted Milner with an arm-triangle choke 2:36 into the opening round.
• The bout followed the October 2025 Contender Series decision over Azamat Nuftillaev.
• It became the first of the final two wins that pushed Leka from DWCS holdover to UFC signee.

The finish mattered because it was the direct setup fight before Contender Series and showed he could extend pressure beyond the opening burst if the stoppage did not come immediately.

Key moments

• Finished Jorjoliani with punches at 4:30 of round two at ARMMADA 13.
• The win followed the first-round TKO of Tiago Afonso in April 2025.
• It immediately preceded Leka's October 2025 Contender Series appearance against Azamat Nuftillaev.

Leka closed another regional night strongly by stopping Vlado Neferanovic late in the opening round at ARMMADA 5.

Key moments

• Finished Neferanovic at 4:45 of round one.
• The bout came a few months after the Ion Grigore stoppage.
• It kept Leka's finish rate high during his second full year as a pro.

Leka's December 2022 win over Stefan Panaitescu mattered because it showed the grappling side of his game again, this time with a second-round arm-triangle choke instead of a striking finish.

Key moments

• Submitted Panaitescu with an arm-triangle choke at 4:05 of round two.
• The bout took place on the Heroes 6 and ARMMADA 3 co-branded card.
• It gave Leka another submission win within his first year as a professional.

Leka answered the early March decision loss by putting Vladimir Cvetkovic away with a first-round arm-triangle choke at ARMMADA 2.

Key moments

• Submitted Cvetkovic at 3:03 of the opening round.
• The fight came after the doctor-stoppage win over Zoran Dod in July 2022.
• It moved Leka further into the winning form that defined the rest of his regional ascent.