What happened: UFC Baku takes place Saturday, June 27, with Rafael Fiziev facing Manuel Torres in the lightweight main event. The card streams from Azerbaijan, with the UFC promoting a 9 a.m. ET start on Paramount+. It marks one of the promotion's first trips to Baku.
MMA·PREVIEW·June 22, 2026 11:44 AM ET
Fiziev meets Torres in UFC Baku lightweight main event June 27
UFC's Azerbaijan debut headlined by two strikers.
Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated Jun 221 min read
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