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Middleweight Ikram Aliskerov was thrown to the wolves early in his UFC run, placed in a main event against Robert Whittaker in just his third UFC fight. While that bout didn't go his way, Aliskerov was still 4-1 in the...

Kicking off the UFC Baku main card on Saturday was the first of three middleweight fights among the final six bouts of the evening: Abus Magomedov vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk. Oleksiejczuk had been working with The Fighting Nerds the past couple...

Eric Nolan, in search of his first UFC victory, welcomed Farman Hasanov to the promotion at UFC Baku on Saturday, in a welterweight fight that served as the card's featured prelim. Azerbaijan's own Hasanov was debuting at home, 5-0 to...

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev needed exactly one punch to make a statement. The undefeated Russian barely gave Julius Walker a chance to settle into the fight, detonating a crushing right hand seconds after the opening bell that shut the lights out...

Nursulton Ruziboev didn't need long to remind everyone why he's one of the most dangerous finishers in the UFC. Competing in the 50th fight of his professional career, Ruziboev overwhelmed Andrey Pulyaev from the opening bell, turning an early takedown...

Kaan Ofli only needed one opening to change the fight. After frustrating Javier Reyes with his movement for much of the opening round, the Australian uncorked a crushing right hand that dropped the towering featherweight before quickly transitioning to an...

Ultimate Fighter 33 winner Daniil Donchenko welcomed Theodor Berggren to the octagon at UFC Baku on Saturday. The welterweight clash arrived on the night's preliminary card and saw Donchenko looking to claim his third victory under the UFC banner (including...

Jean Matsumoto had to survive the biggest shot of the fight before taking over the rest of it. After getting dropped by a thunderous right hand in the opening round, the Brazilian rallied behind relentless pressure, nonstop volume, and a...

A pair of debuting welterweights kicked off UFC Baku in Azerbaijan on Saturday, as Tahir Abdullayev and Jefferson Nascimento faced off on the Fight Night card. With the edge in experience, Azerbaijan's own Tahir "Tank" Abdullayev was entering his 25th...

ONE Championship was in action at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok on Friday (Saturday local time) for its second show of the weekend in ONE Fight Night 44. In the Muay Thai main event, George Jarvis and Rungrawee Sitsongpeenong met...