Overview
- Multiple outlets report Tofiq Musayev vs. Samuel Sanches is slated for April 4 at the UFC Apex as part of UFC Fight Night 272, with the UFC yet to make an official announcement.
- The bout was first reported by Leo Guimarães, and MMA Junkie says two people with knowledge of the booking confirmed it on condition of anonymity.
- Musayev, 36, is 22-6 overall and 0-1 in the UFC after a first-round submission loss to Myktybek Orolbai at a 165-pound catchweight in his June debut at UFC Baku.
- Sanches, 23, earned his UFC contract with a first-round knockout of Chasen Blair on Dana White’s Contender Series in September 2025 and is expected to make his promotional debut here.
- The evolving April 4 lineup also lists Virna Jandiroba vs. Tabatha Ricci, Hailey Cowan vs. Alice Pereira, Alessandro Costa vs. Stewart Nicoll, and Dione Barbosa vs. Melissa Gatto, with no headliner announced.