Rafael Fiziev vs. Manuel Torres to headline UFC Azerbaijan in June

The UFC announced the main and co-main events for its upcoming return to Baku, Azerbaijan.

Lightweights Rafael Fiziev and Manuel Torres will compete in a five-round main event, while middleweights Sharabutdin Magomedov and Michel Pereira meet in a three-round co-headliner.

Fiziev, 33, is the No. 11-ranked lightweight contender who defeated Ignacio Bahamondes in June of 2025 when the UFC debuted in Baku.

Torres is unranked with a 5-1 UFC record whose lone loss was to Bahamondes in September 2024. The 31-year-old from Mexico is coming off consecutive first-round technical knockout wins over Drew Dober and Grant Dawson in 2025.

The June 27 card is scheduled to take place at Baku Crystal Hall like last year’s event.

Magomedov is coming off a decision win over Canada’s Marc-Andre Barriault and Pereira won a split decision over Zach Reese in his most recent outing.

Fiziev is one of a handful of fighters in the UFC who represent Azerbaijan. The others are fellow lightweights Tofiq Musayev and Nazim Sadykhov, both of whom also competed on the Baku card from last year.

More matchups will be announced for the event in the coming week. It is not clear whether Musayev and/or Sadykhov will be added to the lineup.