On the UFC on ABC 8 main card Saturday, Blaydes (18-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) defeated Rizvan Kuniev via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The event took place at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Curtis Blaydes may have come out on top in his UFC Baku bout against Rizvan Kuniev, but it was a close fight that nearly saw him, a No. 5 fighter, lose to a

Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev will serve as the only heavyweight bout on the main card of UFC Fight Night in Baku on Saturday, June 21. The two combatants are set to finally clash after having their initial UFC 313 billing in March canceled due to an illness for Blaydes.