Tofiq Musayev came up short in his UFC debut. |
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Former
Rizin Fighting Federation lightweight tournament winner
Tofiq
Musayev will seek his first Octagon triumph when he faces
Samuel
Sanches at
UFC Fight Night 272.
The bout was initially reported by Leo Guimaraes and later confirmed
by MMAjunkie.com. UFC Fight Night 272 takes place
on April 4 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A headliner has not been
announced for the event.
A Difficult Debut
Musayev endured a rough promotional debut this past June, when he
suffered a first-round submission loss to Myktybek
Orolbai at UFC Baku in a 165-pound catchweight affair. Musayev
notably won the Rizin lightweight grand prix in 2019, capturing the
tournament crown with a victory over Patricky
Freire at Rizin 20. That marked the conclusion of a 15-fight
professional winning streak authored by the Azerbaijan native from
2015 to 2019. He has gone 3-3 since then.
The 23-year-old Sanches will be making his
UFC debut after earning a contract with a first-round KO of
Chasen
Blair on
Dana White’s Contender Series in September 2025. “The Prodigy”
has won 11 of his 12 professional outings, finishing nine inside
the distance.