Baku.
Main event winner Rafael
Fiziev was one of four fighters to earn a $100,000 “Performance
of the Night” award on Saturday at National Gymnastic Arena in
Baku, Azerbaijan. “Ataman” vanquished Manuel
Torres with a spinning wheel kick and follow-up punches 15
seconds into Round 2 of their lightweight headliner.
Chasing History
Elsewhere, Asu
Almabayev garnered $100,000 for a late submission triumph
against Charles
Johnson in a flyweight scrap. “Zulfikhar” tapped Johnson with a
kneebar 3:33 into the third stanza to secure his third consecutive
UFC triumph.
Meanwhile, Abdul-Rakhman
Yakhyaev was an easy choice for a “Performance of the Night”
check, as he made short work of Julius
Walker at light heavyweight. Yakhyaev knocked out Walker eight
seconds into Round 1, tying him for the second fastest finish ever
at 205 pounds and seventh in the UFC overall.
Finally, Daniil
Donchenko received the card’s final $100,000 “Peformance of the
Night” award thanks to a stoppage of Theodor Berggen in a
welterweight pairing. Donchenko put his foe away with a head kick
and punches 1:35 into the second stanza.
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June 27, 2026