UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
| UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 27, 2026 | |||
| Venue | National Gymnastics Arena | |||
| City | Baku, Azerbaijan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres (also known as UFC Fight Night 280) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on June 27, 2026, at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1]
Background
This event will mark the promotion's second visit to Baku and first since UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. in June 2025. It will also be the first event after the promotion signed a multi-year cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Baku City Circuit (BCC) Operations Company that will see Fight Night events being held annually in the city until 2028.[1]
A lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev and Manuel Torres is scheduled to headline the event.[2] The card was originally rumored to be headlined by a middleweight bout between Michał Oleksiejczuk and Abusupiyan Magomedov, but it was later moved to a different spot on the main card for undisclosed reasons.[3]
Former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Marvin Vettori was expected to face Ismail Naurdiev in a middleweight bout.[4] However, Vettori pulled out on May 21 due to a broken rib. It is unknown if the promotion will postpone the pairing or book Naurdiev against another opponent.[5]
A welterweight bout between Andreas Gustafsson and Daniil Donchenko was scheduled for the event.[6] However, Gustafsson withdrew after revealing he had been suffering from atrial fibrillation and recurring heart rushes, and was replaced by promotional newcomer Theodor Berggren.[7][8]
A heavyweight bout between Rizvan Kuniev and Tyrell Fortune was scheduled for the event.[9] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Rountree Jr. one month later for undisclosed reasons.[10]
Fight card
| Main card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Rafael Fiziev | vs. | Manuel Torres | ||||
| Middleweight | Sharabutdin Magomedov | vs. | Michel Pereira | ||||
| Lightweight | Nazim Sadykhov | vs. | Matheus Camilo | ||||
| Flyweight | Asu Almabayev | vs. | Charles Johnson | ||||
| Middleweight | Ikram Aliskerov | vs. | Brunno Ferreira | ||||
| Middleweight | Abusupiyan Magomedov | vs. | Michał Oleksiejczuk | ||||
| Preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Farman Hasanov | vs. | Eric Nolan | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev | vs. | Julius Walker | ||||
| Middleweight | Nursulton Ruziboev | vs. | Andrey Pulyaev | ||||
| Featherweight | Kaan Ofli | vs. | Javier Reyes | ||||
| Bantamweight | Bekzat Almakhan | vs. | Jean Matsumoto | ||||
Announced bouts
- Middleweight bout: Ismail Naurdiev vs. TBA[5]
- Welterweight bout: Daniil Donchenko vs. Theodor Berggren[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Laman Ismayilova (2026-04-21). "Baku to host UFC Fight Night until 2028 [PHOTOS]". azernews.az. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2026-05-05). "UFC Baku: Rafael Fiziev gets home headliner vs. Manuel Torres". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
- ^ Jakub Madej (2026-04-17). "Nieoficjalnie – Michał Oleksiejczuk vs Abus Magomedov walką wieczoru czerwcowej gali ufc w baku!". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2026-05-09. (in Polish)
- ^ Francesco Auletta (2026-03-26). "Marvin Vettori vs Ismail Naurdiev a UFC Baku il 27 giugno". theshieldofsports.news. Retrieved 2026-03-30. (in Italian)
- ^ a b Farah Hannoun (2026-04-21). "Rib injury forces Marvin Vettori out of UFC Fight Night 280". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2026-05-05). "UFC reveals banger main event for upcoming UFC Fight Night in Baku". si.com. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ^ Kyle Dimond (2026-05-26). "UFC fighter Dana White broke his rule to sign forced to suspend career due to heart issues". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ^ a b Daniel Holm (2026-06-06). "Svenske Theodor 'Simba' Berggren klar för UFC-debut nu i juni". mmanytt.se. Retrieved 2026-06-07. (in Swedish)
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2026-05-05). "UFC reveals banger main event for upcoming UFC Fight Night in Baku". si.com. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
- ^ Parviz Iskenderov (2026-05-18). "UFC Abu Dhabi 2026 confirmed for July". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-05-05.