Michal Oleksiejczuk

Rafael Fiziev headlined UFC Baku with a second-round knockout of Manuel Torres at just 15 seconds into the round. Sharabutdin Magomedov defeated Michel Pereira by unanimous decision (29-28 across all three cards), while Ikram Aliaskerov stopped Brunno Ferreira by unanimous decision (30-27). The card also saw Abdul-Rahman Yakhyaev knock out Julius Walker in just eight seconds, and Abusupiyan Magomedov submit Michal Oleksiejczuk with a guillotine choke in round one. Daniil Donchenko earned a TKO finish over Theodor Berggren in round two, and Tahir Abdullaev stopped Jefferson Nascimento via TKO in round three.

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Abus Magomedov stopped Michal Oleksiejczuk in the first round at UFC Baku, dropping him with an elbow before finishing the fight with a rear-naked choke. After the victory, Magomedov called out Israel Adesanya, stating the two are now at a similar level.

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Rafael Fiziev, Manuel Torres, and Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev are among the most bet fighters heading into UFC Baku, according to BetMGM. Yakhyaev is the heaviest favorite of the group at -625, while Michal Oleksiejczuk and Asu Almabayev also feature prominently in the handle. Fiziev is generating the most betting interest on the props market.

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UFC Baku goes live tomorrow at 12 p.m. ET on Paramount+, with Shara Magomedov vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk topping the card.

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Every competitor on the UFC Baku card made weight ahead of fight night. The main event sees Rafael Fiziev and Manuel Torres both come in at 155 lbs, while the co-main features Sharabutdin Magomedov (185.9 lbs) against Michel Pereira (185.5 lbs). Prelim and main card bouts across lightweight, middleweight, welterweight, featherweight, bantamweight, and light heavyweight divisions all cleared their limits.

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