UFC Fight Night 259
| UFC Fight Night 259 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 21, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Baku Crystal Hall | |||
| City | Baku, Azerbaijan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night 259 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 21, 2025, at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's debut in Azerbaijan, which will be the 31st country to hold a UFC event.[1]
A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and promotional newcomer Rizvan Kuniev is scheduled for this event.[2] The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song,[3] then shifted to UFC 313 and eventually cancelled a few hours before the event after Blaydes had to pull out due to an undisclosed illness.[4][5] The bout was later rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 257 but was subsequently moved to this event for unknown reasons.[2]
A middleweight bout between Park Jun-yong and Ismail Naurdiev is scheduled for this event.[6] The bout was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night 257 but was moved to this event for unknown reasons.[7]
Announced bouts
[edit]- Heavyweight bout: Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev[2]
- Middleweight bout: Park Jun-yong vs. Ismail Naurdiev[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Nihat Kərimli (2025-03-21). "BREAKING: UFC to be held in Azerbaijan on this date". offsideplus.az. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ a b c Ryan Harkness (2025-03-26). "Fifth time's a charm? Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev moved (again) to Azerbaijan". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2024-12-13). "Curtis Blaydes' return set for UFC Seattle". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-02-12). "Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev shifted from Seattle to UFC 313 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ Harvey Leonard (2025-03-08). "Two UFC 313 fights canceled hours before the event, including Curtis Blaydes' return". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ a b Harvey Leonard (2025-03-23). "Latest UFC Fight Announcements Featuring Rose Namajunas, Paul Craig, And More". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ Kang Daeho (2025-02-26). "Park Jun-yong will face Ismail Nourdiev (29, Austria/Morocco) in a middleweight (84kg) match at the UFC Fight Night Qatar on May 17". mk.co.kr. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
