Rizvan Kuniev, who will face Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night in Baku, attended a press conference.

Offsideplus.az reports that the Russian debutant commented on the fact that his opponent is ranked No. 5:

"It's a great chance for me to face such an opponent. The meeting with Curtis is a chance to show that I can fight at the top level. Curtis said that if he were a debutant, he wouldn't want to face an opponent like him? That's a wrong idea. I will prove it. I have fought against stronger opponents in my career and I will show it".

He answered the question "Will many people from Dagestan come?" as follows:

"My friends, acquaintances are from there. A lot of people will come to support. If the land borders were not closed, more people could come. The recent situation with flights due to the Iran-Israel conflict also affects this, people are a little afraid. If these problems were not there, there would be more supporters".

It should be noted that UFC Fight Night will take place on June 21.