Fascinating lightweight, middleweight headliners set for UFC Baku

UFC Baku will be headlined by lightweights Rafael Fiziev and Manuel Torres on June 27 at National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, establishing the main matchup for the card. Fiziev (13-5) built a six-fight winning streak after his 2019 debut loss but has dropped four of his last five, most recently a January knockout against Mauricio Ruffy. Torres (17-3) owns five first-round UFC finishes, with his lone UFC defeat to Ignacio Bahamondes, and withdrew from a scheduled UFC 327 bout with Beneil Dariush due to injury. The co-main features Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Michel Pereira at middleweight. Magomedov is 5-1 in the UFC; Pereira defeated Zachary Reese by split decision.