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Rafael Fiziev stops Manuel Torres; nine of thirteen UFC Fight Night 280 bouts end before decision
UFC Fight Night 280 took place June 27 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. Rafael Fiziev defeated Manuel Torres by knockout at 0:15 of round two while nine of thirteen bouts ended inside the distance.
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Rafael Fiziev defeated Manuel Torres by knockout with a wheel kick and punches at 0:15 of round two in the main event of UFC Fight Night 280 on June 27 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, forbes.com reported. The victory ended Fiziev's recent losing streak. Shara Magomedov defeated Michel Pereira by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
Nine of the thirteen bouts finished before the final bell, with five ending by knockout or technical knockout and four by submission. Matheus Camilo stopped Nazim Sadykhov by TKO at 1:31 of round one. Asu Almabayev submitted Charles Johnson with a Suloev stretch at 3:33 of round three.
Ikram Aliskerov defeated Brunno Ferreira by unanimous decision. Abus Magomedov submitted Michal Oleksiejczuk with a guillotine at 3:25 of round one. Farman Hasanov defeated Eric Nolan by unanimous decision.
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev knocked out Julius Walker with a punch at 0:08 of round one. Nursulton Ruziboev submitted Andrey Pulyaev with a rear-naked choke at 3:58 of round one. Kaan Ofli submitted Javier Reyes with an arm-triangle at 4:16 of round one.
Daniil Donchenko stopped Theodor Berggren by TKO at 1:35 of round two. Jean Matsumoto defeated Bekzat Almakhan by unanimous decision. Tahir Abdullayev stopped Jefferson Nascimento by TKO at 4:28 of round three.
Fiziev, Almabayev, Yakhyaev and Donchenko each received $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses. Camilo, Magomedov, Ruziboev, Ofli and Abdullayev each received $25,000 finish bonuses. No Fight of the Night bonus was awarded.
