Rafael Fiziev and Manuel Torres are set to headline UFC Fight Night on Saturday, June 27, at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The lightweight bout pits the 11th-ranked Fiziev against the 15th-ranked Torres in the main event.
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The six-fight main card streams live on Paramount+ starting at approximately 12 p. m.
ET, following a seven-fight preliminary card at 9 a. m.
ET.
Fighters' Recent Form
Fiziev, fighting on home turf, aims to reverse a 1-4 slide after a second-round knockout loss to Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 325 on February 1.
Torres has won five of his last six bouts since earning a promotional contract on Dana White's Contender Series, most recently defeating Grant Dawson at UFC 323 last December.
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The event marks a significant broadcasting shift, as Paramount+ becomes the exclusive home for all 13 numbered UFC events and 30 UFC Fight Nights annually through 2033.
Other Main Card Bouts
The main card also features a middleweight matchup between Shara Magomedov and Michel Pereira, a top-15 flyweight bout between Asu Almabayev and Charles Johnson, and a middleweight clash between Ikram Aliskerov and Brunno Ferreira.
Local Azerbaijani competitors Nazim Sadykhov, Farman Hasanov, and Tahir Abdullayev are also on the fight card.
MMA analyst Kyle Marley, via SportsLine, previewed the preliminary featherweight fight between Javier Reyes and Kaan Ofli.
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Marley favors Reyes as the better striker and expects him to overwhelm Ofli early for a TKO.
