Another women's match was held at the UFC night held for the first time in Baku.
Idman.biz reports that featherweight: Melissa Mallins (7-1-0, England) - Darya Jeleznyakova (9-2-0, Russia)
Darya was stronger than her opponent in all 3 rounds and won a confident victory. Mallins suffered her first defeat in the UFC.
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21:45
Another meeting has ended at the UFC night held for the first time in Baku.
Idman.biz reports that the first fight among women took place in the tournament.
In the featherweight, Irina Alekseeva (5-2-0, Russia) and Klaudia Siqula (6-2-0, Poland) clarified their relationship. The Polish athlete made a better impression than her opponent in all 3 rounds. Siqula won by unanimous decision of the judges.
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21:16
The second meeting has passed at the UFC tournament held for the first time in Baku.
Idman.biz reports that Tagir Ulanbekov (16-2-0, Russia) and Maksum Azat (17-1-0, Kazakhstan) faced off in the super lightweight.
The Russian boxer was shown as the favorite in the match. The judges declared Ulanbekov the winner in a more active fight by Maksum. This was Tagir's 4th consecutive victory. Azat lost in the last two matches.
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20:48
The UFC tournament started for the first time in Baku today.
Idman.biz reports that the first fight took place at "UFC Fight Night" to be held at Baku Crystal Hall.
In the heavyweight, Hamdi Abdel Vahabla (6-0-0, Egypt) and Muhammad Usman (11-4-0, Nigeria) faced each other. Usman was declared the winner by the decision of the judges.
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20:05
The UFC tournament is being held for the first time in Baku today.
Idman.biz reports that 12 fights will take place at the "UFC Fight Night" to be held at Baku Crystal Hall.
Azerbaijan is represented by 3 fighters in the tournament.
The second most important fight of the historic night will be between Rafael Fiziyev, 11th in the ranking table, and Chilean Ignacio Bahamondes. Our other representative, Nazim Sadykhov, will clarify his relationship with Brazilian Nikolas Motta. UFC debutant Tofig Musayev will face Kyrgyz Myktybek Oralbay.
The main fight of "UFC Fight Night" will be between former light heavyweight champion Jamaal Hill and former belt contender Khalil Rountree.
"UFC Fight Night"
Preliminary card
1) Featherweight: Irina Alekseeva (5-2-0, Russia) - Klaudia Siqula (6-2-0, Poland)
2) Middleweight: Song Hyun Ko (1-0-0, South Korea) - Oban Elliott (12-2-0, Wales)
3) Heavyweight: Hamdi Abdel Wahab (6-0-0, Egypt) - Muhammad Usman (11-4-0, Nigeria)
4) Featherweight: Melissa Mallins (7-1-0, England) - Darya Jeleznyakova (9-2-0, Russia)
5) Middleweight: Ismail Naurdiev (24-7-0, Morocco) - Park Jun-yong (18-6-0, South Korea)
6) Lightweight: Tagir Ulanbekov (16-2-0, Russia) - Maksum Azat (17-1-0, Kazakhstan)
Main card, 23:00
7) Featherweight: Muhammad Naimov (12-3-0, Tajikistan) - Bogdan Grad (15-2-0, Austria)
8) Lightweight: Nazim Sadykhov (10-1-1, Azerbaijan) - Nikolas Motta (15-5-0, Brazil)
9) Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes (18-5-0, USA) - Rizvan Kuniev (12-2-1, Russia)
10) Lightweight: Tofiq Musayev (debutant, Azerbaijan) - Myktybek Orolbai (13-2-1, Kyrgyzstan)
11) Lightweight: Rafael Fiziyev (12-4-0, Azerbaijan) - Ignacio Bahamondes (17-5-0, Chile)
12) Light Heavyweight: Jamaal Hill (12-3-0, USA) - Khalil Rountree Jr (14-6-0, USA).
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