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UFC Fight Night in Baku: Fiziev stops Torres, Magomedov beats Pereira; five other bouts end early
Fiziev knocked out Torres with a spinning back kick and right hand 15 seconds into round two. Several other stoppages occurred on the card in Baku.
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Rafael Fiziev defeated Manuel Torres by TKO 15 seconds into the second round, while Sharabutdin Magomedov defeated Michel Pereira by unanimous decision, at UFC Fight Night on June 27, 2026, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Fiziev landed a spinning back kick to Torres' head followed by a right hand that ended the fight. Fiziev improved to 14-5 while raising his finishing rate to 71 percent.
Fiziev said after the win, "I'm so happy, bro," and expressed interest in a "BMF" title fight against Charles Oliveira. Torres entered with a two-fight winning streak and a 17-4 record. In the co-main event, Sharabutdin Magomedov defeated Michel Pereira by unanimous decision with scores of 29-28 on all cards.
Pereira dropped Magomedov in round one but lost after Magomedov landed more strikes and takedowns. Magomedov moved to 17-1 while Pereira fell to 32-15 with two no contests. Matheus Camilo stopped Nazim Sadykhov by first-round TKO at lightweight after landing a hook that dropped Sadykhov followed by strikes.
Camilo improved to 11-3 overall and 2-1 in the UFC. Asu Almabayev submitted Charles Johnson with a Suloev stretch in round three at flyweight to reach 24-3. Ikram Aliskerov beat Brunno Ferreira by unanimous decision 30-27 on all cards to reach 18-2.
Abusupiyan Magomedov submitted Michal Oleksiejczuk with a first-round guillotine to reach 29-7-1. Five of seven preliminary-card bouts ended by stoppage. The UFC returns to Las Vegas on July 11 for International Fight Week at T-Mobile Arena, where Conor McGregor faces Max Holloway in a welterweight rematch at UFC 329.
