UFC Baku: Asu Almabayev Caps Off Stellar Showing Against Charles Johnson with Rare Submission
Charles "Inner G" Johnson made the trip to Azerbaijan to face Asu Almabayev in a flyweight fight at UFC Baku on Saturday. Johnson, who holds a win over current flyweight champion Josh Van in the UFC, had been trading wins...
UFC Baku: Ikram Aliskerov Notches Third Straight Win, Beats Brunno Ferreira
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...
Abus Magomedov Chokes Out Oleksiejczuk, Calls Out Israel Adesanya
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...
Farman Hasanov Breaks Welterweight Single Round Takedown Record In Dominant Win
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 Flattens Walker With Nasty KO at UFC Baku
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 Submits Pulyaev in Dominant First Round Finish at UFC Baku
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 Drops Javier Reyes, Scores First Round Submission at UFC Baku
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...
Daniil Donchenko Lands Devastating Head Kick TKO Over Berggren
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 Survives Scare, Outlasts Almakhan at UFC Baku
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...
Tahir Abdullayev Stops Jefferson Nascimento in Controversial UFC Baku Debut
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...
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Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev Flattens Walker With Nasty KO at UFC Baku
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,...