Ikram Aliskerov and Brunno Ferreira are set to square off in a middleweight showdown on the UFC Fight Night 280 main card at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday.
Aliskerov enters the bout with a 17-2 MMA record and a 4-1 mark in the UFC. He is making his second appearance of 2026 and rides a two-fight winning streak following a loss to Robert Whittaker, including a first-round stoppage of Andre Muniz and a unanimous decision win over JunYong Park.
Ferreira brings a 15-3 MMA record and a 6-3 UFC slate into the matchup. He is looking to rebound from a knockout loss to Gregory Rodrigues that snapped a three-fight winning run built on victories over Armen Petrosyan, Jackson McVey and Marvin Vettori.
FanDuel lists Aliskerov as a -300 betting favorite, with Ferreira at +235. The two are expected to make their walk to the cage at approximately 12:40 p.m. ET.
The fight streams live on Paramount+ as part of the UFC Fight Night 280 broadcast, with MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom providing a breakdown and prediction for the matchup.
