26 June 2026, Baku, Azerbaijan. Ahead of UFC Fight Night Baku, the official weigh-in took place, with all fighters stepping onto the scale before Saturday’s event.
The fighters (in the order they appear in the photos) recorded the following weights:
Brunno Ferreira – 84kg
Asu Almabayev – 57kg
Manuel Torres – 70kg
Charles Johnson – 57kg
Farman Hasanov – 77kg
Tahir Abdullayev – 77kg
Jefferson Nascimento – 77kg
Jean Matsumoto – 61kg
Michal Oleksiejczuk – 84kg
Nursulton Ruziboev – 84kg
Daniil Donchenko – 77kg
Eric Nolan – 77kg
Michel Pereira – 84kg
Abus Magomedov – 84kg
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev – 93kg
Ikram Aliskerov – 84kg
Theodor Berggren – 77kg
Nazim Sadykhov – 70kg
Matheus Camilo – 70kg
Kaan Ofli – 66kg
Julius Walker – 93kg
Rafael Fiziev – 70kg
Andrey Pulyaev – 84kg
Bekzat Almakhan – 61kg
Shara Magomedov – 84kg
Javier Reyes – 66kg
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The ceremonial weigh-in for UFC Fiziev vs Torres took place at the National Gymnastics Arena, the same venue hosting tomorrow’s highly anticipated fight night.
The seats were full of fans, their gestures and eyes filled with excitement. Before the fighters got to the stage, the audience watched a short film highlighting Max Holloway’s memorable victory, building excitement for the ceremony.
One by one, the fighters appeared on stage for their final face-offs. Most of them, exchanged respectful handshakes or briefly stared each other down before parting ways. The co-main event rivals Shara Magomedov and Michel Pereira, provided the night’s most heated moment, as their tense face-off escalated into physical contact before officials quickly intervened.
The main event fighters, Rafael Fiziev and Manuel Torres, approached their face-off in a much more relaxed manner. Fiziev made his entrance wearing his signature papaq – a familiar and long expected sight for his fans and the crowd.
© SportLens.net | Nurlan Tahirli
