The
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Azerbaijan is set
after the
UFC Baku weigh-ins took place.
All 26 fighters made weight for UFC Fight Night 280. The 13-fight
card sees the return of fan-favorite lightweight Rafael
Fiziev, who always brings action to the Octagon. He’ll clash
with fellow contender Manuel
Torres in a five-round fight.
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Fiziev (13-5) is looking to rebound from a TKO loss to Mauricio
Ruffy earlier this year. It’s been a rough stretch for the
Kazakhstani fighter, who is just 1-4 in his last five fights.
However, two of the losses came to current champion Justin
Gaethje and a win over Ignacio
Bahamondes shows that he is still dangerous. “Ataman” weighed
156 pounds on the dot.
Meanwhile, Torres (17-3) is riding a two-fight win streak into the
main event. TKO victories over Drew Dober
and Grant
Dawson have shown how skilled “El Loco” truly is. However, a
recent defeat to Bahamondes in 2024 is his latest setback. The
Mexican fighter weighed 156 pounds for his first UFC main
event.
UFC Baku will stream live on Paramount+ starting at 9 a.m. ET/6
a.m. PT on Saturday. The main card kicks off at noon ET/9 a.m.
PT.
UFC Baku weigh-in results:
Rafael
Fiziev (156) vs. Manuel
Torres (156)
Sharabutdin
Magomedov (186) vs. Michel
Pereira (185.5)
Matheus
Camilo (156) vs. Nazim
Sadykhov (156)
Asu
Almabayev (126) vs. Charles
Johnson (125.5)
Ikram
Aliskerov (186) vs. Brunno
Ferreira (185)
Abus
Magomedov (185.5) vs. Michal
Oleksiejczuk (186)
Farman
Hasanov (170.5) vs. Eric Nolan
(170.5)
Julius
Walker (206) vs. Abdul-Rakhman
Yakhyaev (206)
Andrey
Pulyaev (186) vs. Nursulton
Ruziboev (186)
Kaan
Ofli (146) vs. Javier
Reyes (145.5)
Theodor
Berggren (171) vs. Daniil
Donchenko (170.5)
Bekzat
Almakhan (136) vs. Jean
Matsumoto (135.5)
Tahir
Abdullayev (170.5) vs. Jefferson
Nascimento (171)