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Rafael Fiziev knocked out Manuel Torres at UFC Fight Night in Baku and blasted the UFC's new Meta AI rankings as 'elephant shit,' saying the win should land him in the top 15. He remains far from a title shot despite having squared off with champion Justin Gaethje twice, and even teased a possible 'BMF' nod.
No. 12 UFC Lightweight Rafael Fiziev rebounded with a second‑round KO of Manuel Torres in UFC Baku, saying Justin Gaethje’s historic win inspired him to believe in himself again and his power.
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 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.
UFC Fight Night in Baku featured Rafael Fiziev vs. Manuel Torres in the headliner and Shara Magomedov vs. Michel Pereira in the co-main, with the prelims yielding Kaan Ofli’s arm-triangle choke win over Javier Reyes, Daniil Donchenko’s TKO of Theodor Berggren, Jean Matsumoto’s unanimous decision over Bekzat Almakhan, and Tahir Abdullayev’sTKO win over Jefferson Nascimento. The article provides live results from National Gymnastics Arena, Azerbaijan.
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier delivered with a dark horse candidate for FOTY. Jared Cannonier and Marvin Vettori put on a great show, with Cannonier displaying his power and stamina while Vettori proved he may be the toughest SOB on the planet. The rest of the fights largely delivered as well, answering some questions while creating new ones. Here are some potential fights to make for the winners and losers of the event, including Jared Cannonier, Marvin Vettori, Arman Tsarukyan, Armen Petrosyan, Pat Sabatini, Manuel Torres, Nicolas Dalby, and Kyung Ho Kang.
Jared Cannonier, Arman Tsarukyan, Manuel Torres, Pat Sabatini, and Nicolas Dalby were the main card winners at UFC Vegas 75. Cannonier should face someone ranked below him, while Tsarukyan called out Michael Chandler but could also fight Rafael Fiziev. Petrosyan should fight Jacob Malkoun, Sabatini should face the winner of Nathaniel Wood and Andre Fili, and Torres should fight Chase Hopper. Dalby could fight Joaquin Buckley.