Matheus Camilo was in search of his second victory inside the octagon when he faced off against Nazim Sadykhov as part of UFC Baku’s main card on Saturday.
The lightweight fight found Azerbaijan’s own “Black Wolf” entering with a 4-1-1 record under the UFC banner.
Sadykhov had the crowd firmly behind him as the third-to-last fight in Baku, Azerbaijan got underway. He switched stances a few times, and looked to pick his spots with his attacks, mixing in kicks and shots to the body. Camilo was outside, barely showing any offense, but when he did get going, he silenced the crowd in Azerbaijan in a heartbeat.
With Sadykhov on the way in, Camilo tagged him with a right hand, dropping the Azerbaijani star. Sadykhov wasn’t out, but was shelling up while Camilo rained down several more punches. The ref dove in, waving off the fight and handing Camilo the TKO victory, with Nazim Sadykhov immediately protesting and telling the ref to let him fight on. Not that it mattered as the call was made, and Matheus Camilo had the upset victory. The crowd didn’t like it, and let their voices be heard in the aftermath of the finish, and again while the result was announced.
“I think it was a great stoppage. Thank you so much to Nazim, he’s a great warrior, much respect to him,” Camilo said in his post-fight interview. That’s back-to-back wins for the Brazilian.
Official Result: Matheus Camilo def. Nazim Sadykhov by TKO, Round 1, 1:31