Baku to host UFC tournament today

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10:32 27.06.2026

The second Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament will take place in Baku today, EDnews reports.

The preliminary bouts at the National Gymnastics Arena will begin at 5:00 PM (GMT+4), with the main event starting at 8:00 PM.

In the main event, Azerbaijani star Rafael Fiziev will face Mexico's Manuel Torres in a lightweight bout, while the co-main event will feature Shara Magomedov ("Shara Bullet") against Michel Pereira in a middleweight bout.

Azerbaijan's Nazim Sadykhov will face Brazil's Matheus Camilo, Farman Hasanov will face USA's Eric Nolan, and Tahir Abdullayev will face Brazil's Jefferson Nascimento.

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