Former UFC Light Heavyweight title Challenger Khalil Rauntery Junior on Saturday in Azerbaijan took a major unanimous decision against Jamal Hill at the main event of UFC Fight Night, took the card from 49-46, 50-45, 50-45.
Using leg kicks and dropping the former light heavyweight champion down on several occasions, Route Junior (15–6 MMA) is open to several options for its next battle, as long as he remains in the light heavyweight title picture.
“I did not underestimate Jamal here,” said the Raunty Junior.
Meanwhile, Hill (12–4 MMA) has lost three consecutive consecutive and has been looking for its first win since January 2023.
The co-main program went into the manner of the Grihanagar Lightweight Rafael Faziv (13-4 MMA), winning a unanimous decision against the Ignacio Bahamonds 30–27, 30–27, 30-27 for its first win since July 2022. The striking capacity of the physic did first damage for fighting. Bout as number 11-ranked fighter in the division.
Heavyweight Curtis Blades left the debutant Rizwan Kuniev, a partition decision 29–28, 28–29, 29-28. Blaydes (19-5 MMA) UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinol in Last July in UFC 304 after falling back last July.
Blaydes stated that he is interested in fighting the pre -twenty -time heavyweight challenger Ciryl Gane in “October or November” after the latter fight, when Blaydes recover from a clear MCL injury. Kuniev (12–3–1 MMA) was signed for promotion from the Dana White Contender Series last August, causing its first loss after August 2015.
In a 165 -pound catchweight battle, Myktybek Orolbai defeated Tofiq Musayev to obtain Kimura submission at 4:35 of round 1. Orolbai (14–2–1 MMA) has won five of its last six quarrels, stops Mussayev (22–6 MMA) two-fight winning streak and starts the latter UFC career with the wrong foot.
In one of the most high-octane UFC quarrels in the recent memory, light Nazim Sadikhov attempted a hell from Nicholas Motta, which was to secure the TKO of the late second round at 4:17. Sadikhov almost finished the Motta strike in round 1 before Sadikhov rotated the fight around the other. Sadykhov (11–1-1 MMA) won 11 out of its last 13 quarrels, landing 75-Pan-Panch to seal the deal. Mota (15–6 MMA) suffered its first loss from June 2023.
The UFC Baku main card was opened at the Atlanta event last Saturday with a 13th-decide decision, in which Fedarweight Muhammad Naimov unanimously won at Bogdan Grade 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, alumni of Dana White Contended Series. Naimov (13-3 MMA) has won four of its last five as they have improved 4–1 in the UFC. The grade (15–3 MMA) had a four-fight winning line, which fell 1–1 in promotion.
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