UFC has officially announced the ninth bout for its highly anticipated Fight Night event set to take place in Baku on June 21.
According to Offsideplus.az, Azerbaijani fighter Rafael Fiziev has been confirmed for the event, which will be held at Baku Crystal Hall. The announcement was made via UFC’s official website.
Fiziev is set to face Chile’s Ignacio Bahamondes in a lightweight clash, scheduled as part of the main card just before the headline bout.
The promotion is expected to add two or three more fights to the event lineup in the near future.
Confirmed bouts for “Baku Fight Night”:
Main Card:
- Light Heavyweight: Jamahal Hill (12-3-0, USA) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. (14-6-0, USA)
- Lightweight: Rafael Fiziev (12-4-0, Azerbaijan) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (17-5-0, Chile)
- Lightweight: Nazim Sadykhov (10-1-1, Azerbaijan) vs. Nikolas Motta (15-5-0, Brazil)
- Flyweight: Tagir Ulanbekov (16-2-0, Russia) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (18-2-0, Japan)
- Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes (18-5-0, USA) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (12-2-1, Russia)
Preliminary Card:
- Middleweight: Ismail Naurdiev (24-7-0, Morocco) vs. Park Jong-yun (18-6-0, South Korea)
- Heavyweight: Hamdy Abdelwahab (6-0-0, Egypt) vs. Mohammed Usman (11-4-0, Nigeria)
Women’s Featherweight:
- Irina Alekseeva (5-2-0, Kazakhstan) vs. Klaudia Sygula (6-2-0, Poland)
- Melissa Mullins (7-1-0, England) vs. Darya Zheleznyakova (7-1-0, Russia)