Nearly 11,000 tickets sold for UFC Fight Night Baku

Almost 11,000 tickets were sold for UFC Fight Night Baku, held at the National Gymnastics Arena, Report informs, citing the Baku City Circuit Operations Company.

It was noted that interest in the tournament grew significantly compared to last year, with tickets selling out in record time. Around 40 percent of the tickets were purchased by foreign fans.

Spectators from 72 countries attended the event.

The tournament took place on June 27 at the National Gymnastics Arena. Azerbaijani fighters Tahir Abdullayev defeated Brazil's Jefferson Nascimento, and Farman Hasanov overcame American Eric Nolan. Nazim Sadykhov lost to Brazil's Matheus Camilo, while Rafael Fiziev won the main bout against Mexico's Manuel Torres.