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Tofiq Musayev came up short in his UFC debut. | Getty/UFC
Former Rizin Fighting Federation lightweight tournament winner Tofiq Musayev will seek his first Octagon triumph when he faces Samuel Sanches at UFC Fight Night 272.
The bout was initially reported by Leo Guimaraes and later confirmed by MMAjunkie.com. UFC Fight Night 272 takes place on April 4 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A headliner has not been announced for the event.
A Difficult Debut
Musayev endured a rough promotional debut this past June, when he suffered a first-round submission loss to Myktybek Orolbai at UFC Baku in a 165-pound catchweight affair. Musayev notably won the Rizin lightweight grand prix in 2019, capturing the tournament crown with a victory over Patricky Freire at Rizin 20. That marked the conclusion of a 15-fight professional winning streak authored by the Azerbaijan native from 2015 to 2019. He has gone 3-3 since then.
The 23-year-old Sanches will be making his UFC debut after earning a contract with a first-round KO of Chasen Blair on Dana White’s Contender Series in September 2025. “The Prodigy” has won 11 of his 12 professional outings, finishing nine inside the distance.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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