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Add caption here. | Charles Johnson already has two fights under his belt in 2026.
Charles Johnson will lock horns with Asu Almabayev in a flyweight tilt at UFC Baku.
The booking was first reported by Leo Guimaraes. UFC Baku takes place on June 27 at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan and also includes a middleweight showdown pitting Sharabutdin Magomedov against Michel Pereira. A headliner for the event has not been confirmed.
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Johnson has been active already in 2026. “InnerG” kicked off his campaign at UFC 324, where he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Alex Perez. He bounced back at UFC Fight Night 269, taking a split verdict over Bruno Silva. The 35-year-old also has notable wins over the likes of Lone’er Kavanagh and Joshua Van in UFC competition. Johnson called out Almabayev following his triumph against Silva.
Almabayev has been victorious in six of his seven Octagon appearances. In his last outing, Almabayev scored a third-round submission of Perez at UFC Qatar. The 32-year-old Kazakhstan native was slated to face Brandon Moreno in the UFC Mexico headliner on Feb. 28 before withdrawing from the event due to injury.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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