3 p.m. ET: Main Card (ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156)
12 p.m. ET: Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156)
UFC action travels to Baku, Azerbaijan this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr., live from Baku Crystal Hall, on Saturday, June 21. The main card will be available on ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation, beginning at 3 p.m. ET. The prelims will start at 12 p.m. on ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes & SiriusXM Fight Nation.
Main Event:
- The night culminates with a highly-anticipated Top Ten showdown at light heavyweight between No. 4 Jamahal Hill and No. 7 Khalil Rountree Jr. in a bout with significant divisional implications. Hill (12-3), the former champion, looks to return to title contention with a showstopping KO in his second fight of the year. Rountree Jr. (14-6), the former The Ultimate Fighter participant, recent title challenger and divisional leader in knockdowns among active fighters, plans for a statement performance in his return to the Octagon following a hard-fought loss to Alex Pereira in October’s championship bout.
Co-Main Event:
- In the co-main event, No. 11 Rafael Fiziev goes head-to-head with Ignacio Bahamondes in a lightweight showcase. Fiziev (12-4), one of the division’s top strikers, aims for a commanding KO win in his second Octagon appearance in three months. Bahamondes (17-5), the Dana White’s Contender Series alum also returning after his last appearance at UFC 313 in March, looks to improve on his three-fight win steak and add another consecutive first round finish to his growing resume.
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On the call:
- Brendan Fitzgerald will call the action alongside former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and UFC lightweight Paul Felder. John Gooden will handle reporting duties.
Programming (All times ET):
| Fri. 6/20 | 10 a.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show Presented by Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | ESPN+ |
| 4 p.m. | UFC Live | ESPN2 | |
| Sat. 6/21 | 12 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. (Prelims) | ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 |
| 3 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. (Main Card) | ABC, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 | |
| 6 p.m.* | UFC Fight Night Post Show Presented by Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | ESPN+ |
*Immediately following main event
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET):
| 3 p.m. | Main | Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. |
| Co-Main | Rafael Fiziev vs. Ignacio Bahamondes | |
| Undercard | Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev | |
| Undercard | Tofiq Musayev vs. Myktybek Orolbai | |
| Undercard | Nazim Sadykhov vs. Nikolas Motta | |
| Undercard | Muhammad Naimov vs. Bogdan Grad | |
| 12 p.m. | Feature | SeokHyeon Ko vs. Oban Elliott |
| Undercard | Ismail Naurdiev vs. JunYong Park | |
| Undercard | Daria Zhelezniakova vs. Melissa Mullins | |
| Undercard | Irina Alekseeva vs. Klaudia Sygula | |
| Undercard | Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Azat Maksum | |
| Undercard | Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Mohammed Usman |
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