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Takhir Abdullaev (19-3) and Jefferson Nascimento (13-0) will meet at welterweight at UFC Baku on June 27, with both fighters making their UFC debuts. The 29-year-old Abdullaev is a combat sambo master of sport who began wrestling at age 11 and competing in MMA at 16, turning professional in 2015 with stints in AMC Fight Nights, M-1 Global, and UAE Warriors. Seventeen of his 19 victories have come by finish.
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