Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-06-21, disappointing mma bout: Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev gets two stars.Kuniev vs Blaydes is scheduled to take place Saturday, June 21st, at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku (Azerbaijan), in a 3-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Jamahal Hill vs Khalil Rountree – UFC on ABC 8 (also known as Ufc Baku). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Curtis Blaydes record
Curtis Blaydes entered this fight with a mma record of 18-5-0 (72% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world.
He lost two out of his last three fights, against Sergei Pavlovich in 2023 (Sergei Pavlovich vs Curtis Blaydes) and against Tom Aspinall in 2024 (Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes 2), between these two he defeated Jailton Almeida (Curtis Blaydes vs Jailton Almeida).
Rizvan Kuniev record
His opponent, Rizvan Kuniev, has an official record of 12-2-1 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.71 in the heavyweight division.
He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Darko Stosic and Justin Willis, but since then he has collected one no-contest and ten victories beating Hugo Cunha in his last one.
Fight card
Here is the UFC on ABC 8 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ABC / ESPN+)
Jamahal Hill vs Khalil Rountree
Rafael Fiziev vs Ignacio Bahamondes
Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev
Myktybek Orolbai vs Tofiq Musayev
Nazim Sadykhov vs Nikolas Motta
Muhammadjon Naimov vs Bogdan Grad
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Oban Elliott vs Seok Hyeon Ko
Jun Yong Park vs Ismail Naurdiev
Melissa Mullins vs Darya Zheleznyakova
Klaudia Sygula vs Irina Alekseeva
Tagir Ulanbekov vs Azat Maksum
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs Mohammed Usman
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Blaydes vs Kuniev fight?
Curtis Blaydes defeated Rizvan Kuniev via split decision. Scores were 28–29, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC on ABC 8 post-fight octagon interview of Curtis Blaydes and Rizvan Kuniev.
