UFC Baku: How to watch Rafael Fiziev-Manuel Torres, Azerbaijan lineup, odds

Matt Erickson, MMA JunkieMon, June 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC

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The UFC is back in Azerbaijan this week as part of its multi-year agreement to bring an annual event to the capital city of Baku.

Here's how to watch UFC Fight Night 280, where an Azerbaijani lightweight headlines at home.

Broadcast and streaming info

UFC Baku will take place at normal prime time hours in Azerbaijan. That means the main card streams at noon ET on Paramount+. The prelims stream on Paramount+ at 9 a.m. ET.

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Main event: Rafael Fiziev

Rafael Fiziev def. Ignacio Bahamondes, UFC on ABC 8 -

Record: 13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC

Opponent: Manuel Torres (17-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC)

Division: Lightweight

Key wins: Ignacio Bahamondes, Rafael dos Anjos, Brad Riddell, Bobby Green, Renato Moicano, Marc Diakiese

Misc.: Fiziev will have the benefit of fighting in friendly territory at home for the first time in the UFC, but he's also got four losses in his past five fights. But this setbacks have been to new lightweight champ Justin Gaethje – twice – and recent UFC White House winner Mauricio Ruffy. In the other, a leg injury against Mateusz Gamrot spelled the beginning of the end. If ever there was a time to bounce back for him, it's this week.

Main event: Manuel Torres -

Record: 17-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC

Opponent: Rafael Fiziev (13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC)

Division: Lightweight

Key wins: Grant Dawson, Drew Dober, Chris Duncan, Nikolas Motta, Frank Camacho

Misc.: You have to go back a long way to find a fight Manuel Torres won, but didn't get a stoppage in – like eight years ago. Everything else has ended with a tap or his fists, and in the first round – including back-to-back stoppages of Drew Dober and Grant Dawson to bounce back from an upset loss to Ignacio Bahamondes. All five of his UFC wins have come with post-fight bonuses.

Co-main event: Shara Magomedov

Shara Magomedov, UFC on ABC 9 -

Record: 16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC

Opponent: Michel Pereira (32-14 MMA, 10-5 UFC)

Division: Middleweight

Key wins: Armen Petrosyan, Michal Oleksiejczuk, Antonio Trocoli, Bruno Silva

Misc.: Shara "Bullet" bounced back from his first loss, to Michael Page, with a decision over Marc-Andre Barriault in a Fight of the Night winner last July. He's been out of action since then, but before the loss to "MVP" had bonuses in three straight wins.

Co-main event: Michel Pereira -

Record: 32-14 MMA, 10-5 UFC

Opponent: Shara Magomedov (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC)

Division: Middleweight

Key wins: Lerone Murphy, Ihor Potieria, Michal Oleksiejczuk, Andre Petroski, Santiago Ponzinibbio, Muslim Salikhov, Niko Price, Khaos Williams

Misc.: The allure Pereira had a few years ago seems to have mostly faded. After three straight losses, he bounced back earlier this year with a modest split decision win over Zach Reese. But it was far from the type of outing that at one point had him with bonuses in four straight fights, and three straight first-round wins in an average of 60 seconds each.

UFC Baku lineup

MAIN CARD (Paramount+, Noon ET)

Rafael Fiziev vs. Manuel Torres

Shara Magomedov vs. Michel Pereira

Matheus Camilo vs. Nazim Sadykhov

Asu Almabayev vs. Charles Johnson

Ikram Aliskerov vs. Brunno Ferreira

Abus Magomedov vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 9 a.m. ET)

Farman Hasanov vs. Eric Nolan

Julius Walker vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Andrey Pulyaev vs. Nursulton Ruziboev

Kaan Ofli vs. Javier Reyes

Theodor Berggren vs. Daniil Donchenko

Bekzat Almakhan vs. Jean Matsumoto

Tahir Abdullayev vs. Jefferson Nascimento

UFC Baku main card betting odds -

Fiziev -120, Torres +100

Magomedov -350, Pereira +275

Camilo +185, Sadykhov -225

Almabayev -220, Johnson +180

Aliskerov -225, Ferreira +185

Magomedov -140, Oleksiejczuk +118

UFC Baku preliminary card betting odds -

Hasanov -175, Nolan +145

Walker +380, Yakhyaev -500

Pulyaev +180, Ruziboev -220

Ofli +130, Reyes -155

Berggren +380, Donchenko -500

Almakhan +125, Matsumoto -150

Abdullayev vs. Nascimento N/A

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