The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its debut in Azerbaijan with UFC Fight Night taking place at Baku Crystal Hall. In the main event, Chicago’s former light heavyweight champion and No. 4-ranked contender Jamahal Hill faces No. 7-ranked Khalil Rountree Jr. of Los Angeles.
Also on the card, Kyoji Horiguchi of Japan fights Tagir Ulanbekov at flyweight. Chicago heavyweight Curtis Blaydes battles Rizvan Kuniev. Jun Yong Park of South Korea takes on Ismail Naurdiev at middleweight.
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UFC Baku fight card
- Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr, light heavyweight
- Rafael Fiziev vs. Ignacio Bahamondes, lightweight
- Nazim Sadykhov vs. Nikolas Motta, lightweight
- Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Kyoji Horiguchi, flyweight
- Irina Alekseeva vs. Klaudia Sygula, bantamweight
- Melissa Mullins vs. Daria Zhelezniakova, bantamweight
- Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Mohammed Usman, heavyweight
- Ismail Naurdiev vs. Jun Yong Park, middleweight
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev, heavyweight
*Card, ticket and broadcast information subject to change