Overview
- The UFC, which announced the matchup Tuesday, set a five-round lightweight main event for June 27 at Baku’s 10,000-seat National Gymnastics Arena.
- The promotion also confirmed a middleweight co-main event between Shara Magomedov and Brazilian striker Michel Pereira.
- Rafael Fiziev enters ranked No. 11 at lightweight after four losses in his last five bouts, making a home-date win important for holding his place in the rankings.
- Manuel Torres is 5-1 in the UFC with a 100 percent finish rate and first-round stoppages of Drew Dober and Grant Dawson, and he aims to break into the top 15.
- This is the UFC’s second event in Azerbaijan after a 2025 debut in Baku, with additional bouts already listed, including Marvin Vettori vs. Ismail Naurdiev and Ikram Aliskerov vs. Brunno Ferreira.