UFC Fight Night features Jamahal Hill up against Khalil Rountree Jr, live from Baku Crystal Hall in Baku on Saturday, June 21. The pair square off in a five-round main event bout at light heavyweight. The contest headlines the promotion’s debut in Azerbaijan.
34-year-old former champion from Chicago, Hill (12-3, 1 NC) aims to rebound from two straight defeats against Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira. 35-year-old Los Angeles native Rountree Jr. (13-6, 1 NC) also looks to get back in the win column after a loss against Pereira in his bid to claim the title.
In the co-main event, Rafael Fiziev goes up against Ignacio Bahamondes at lightweight. 32-year-old Azerbaijani Fiziev (12-4) lost three fights in a row. 27-year-old Bahamondes (17-5) of Chile targets his fourth straight victory.
Among other bouts, Curtis Blaydes faces Rizvan Kuniev at heavyweight. 34-year-old Blaydes (18-5, 1 NC) of Naperville, IL returns after falling short against Tom Aspinall in his attempt to claim the interim belt. 33-year-old Kuniev (12-2-1, 1 NC) makes his UFC debut.
UFC Baku airs live on ESPN+. The start time in the U.S. is 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT for the main card, with the prelims starting at 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT.
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UFC Baku: How to watch & start time
UFC Baku airs live on ESPN+. The start time in the U.S. is 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT for the main card, with the prelims starting at 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT.
UFC Baku results
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Main card (3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT)
- Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr
- Rafael Fiziev vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev
- Tofiq Musayev vs. Myktybek Orolbai
- Nazim Sadykhov vs. Nikolas Motta
- Muhammad Naimov vs. Bogdan Grad
Prelims (12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT)
- Seok Hyun Ko vs. Oban Elliott
- Ismail Naurdiev vs. Jun Yong Park
- Melissa Mullins vs. Daria Zhelezniakova
- Irina Alekseeva vs. Klaudia Sygula
- Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Azat Maksum
- Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Mohammed Usman