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Rafael Fiziev defeated Manuel Torres in the UFC Baku main event by KO just 15 seconds into the second round, finishing with a spinning wheel kick followed by ground-and-pound to cap a dominant performance in front of his hometown crowd; Fiziev also teased a future fight with Charles Oliveira.
Rafael Fiziev delivered a dramatic homecoming KO, catching Manuel Torres with a spinning back kick 15 seconds into Round 2 at UFC Fight Night in Baku, after Torres pushed the action in Round 1; the finish snapped Torres’ streak of first-round stoppages and left Fiziev eyeing a shot at the BMF belt.
Rafael Fiziev knocked out Manuel Torres in the second round at UFC Fight Night 280 in Baku, keeping his lightweight ranking as the Azerbaijani crowd celebrated and post-fight reactions circulated on X.
Rafael Fiziev delivered a spectacular main-event KO with a spinning wheel kick at UFC Baku, as nine finishes lit up the 13-fight card at the National Gymnastics Arena in Azerbaijan. In addition to Fiziev, Asu Almabayev and Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev earned Performance of the Night, with Daniil Donchenko also grabbing a Performance bonus for his head-kick KO. Five fighters received Finish Bonuses of $25,000: Matheus Camilo (KO over Nazim Sadykhov), Abus Magomedov (guillotine over Michal Oleksiejczuk), Nursulton Ruziboev (rear-naked choke over Andrey Pulyaev), Kaan Ofli (arm-triangle over Javier Reyes), and Tahir Abdullayev (third-round TKO over Jefferson Nascimento).}{
MMA Fighting previews UFC Baku, headlined by Rafael Fiziev vs Manuel Torres, with strong home-country interest and several notable undercard matchups; the piece argues Fiziev can rebound from recent losses and provides picks for the main and undercard fights.
Rafael Fiziev spoke candidly after UFC 325, admitting his brutal two-round knockout defeat to Mauricio Ruffy left him battered and marking his first KO loss since 2019. The setback extends Fiziev’s two-fight skid, but he pledged to return, push forward, and continue improving. Ruffy celebrated the win with an emotional post-fight speech, dedicating the KO to his late brother who died by suicide and urging others to seek faith. The event aired on Paramount Plus.