UFC Tournament to Be Held in Baku for the First Time

Today, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament will be held in Baku for the first time.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to Report, the tournament fights will take place at Baku Crystal Hall. Preliminary bouts will begin at 20:00, and the main card at 23:00 local time.

In the main event of the evening, US representatives Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree will face each other.

Among Azerbaijani athletes, Tofig Musayev will fight against Kyrgyzstan's Myktyber Orolbay, Rafael Fiziev will face Ignacio Bahamondes from Chile, and Nazim Sadykhov will take on Brazilian Nicolas Motta.

"UFC Fight Night" bouts:

Preliminary fights

Featherweight: Irina Alekseeva (Russia) – Claudia Ségula (Poland)

Welterweight: Seok Hyun Ko (South Korea) – Oban Elliott (Wales)

Heavyweight: Hamdy Abdelwahab (Egypt) – Muhammad Usman (Nigeria)

Featherweight: Melissa Mullins (Great Britain) – Daria Zheleznyakova (Russia)

Middleweight: Ismail Naurdiev (Morocco) – Park Jun-yong (South Korea)

Flyweight: Tagir Ulanbekov (Russia) – Azat Maksum (Kazakhstan)

Main card

Featherweight: Muhammad Naimov (Tajikistan) – Bogdan Grad (Austria)

Lightweight: Nazim Sadykhov (Azerbaijan) – Nicolas Motta (Brazil)

Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes – Rizvan Kuniev (Russia)

Lightweight: Tofig Musayev (Azerbaijan) – Myktyber Orolbay (Kyrgyzstan)

Lightweight: Rafael Fiziev (Azerbaijan) – Ignacio Bahamondes (Chile)

Light Heavyweight: Jamahal Hill (USA) – Khalil Rountree (USA).