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Date
Sat 21st June 2025 (UTC)
Sat 21st June 2025 (Local)
Timestamp
2025-06-21T16:00:00
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16:00:00 UTC
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UFC on ABC 8 Hill vs Rountree Jr.
Date
Sat 21st June 2025 (UTC)
Sat 21st June 2025 (Local)
Timestamp
2025-06-21T16:00:00
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16:00:00 UTCPoster
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Season
2025
Round
21
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Match Finished
Location
Baku Crystal Hall
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UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. (also known as UFC on ABC 8) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 21, 2025, at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Background
The Baku Crystal Hall hosted the promotion's debut in Azerbaijan
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill and former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. headlined the event. The pairing was originally expected to meet at UFC 303 in June 2024, but the bout was scrapped as Rountree withdrew from the event after unintentionally ingesting DHEA in a tainted supplement. They were then booked to headline UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates in April, but Hill pulled out due to a lingering leg injury.
The co-main event was originally set to feature a flyweight bout between Tagir Ulanbekov and former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Kyoji Horiguchi (who is also a former RIZIN Flyweight and two-time RIZIN Bantamweight Champion, as well as former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion). Horiguchi would make his promotional return for the first time since November 2016. In turn, Horiguchi pulled out for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Azat Maksum.
A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and promotional newcomer Rizvan Kuniev took place at this event. The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song, then shifted to UFC 313 and eventually cancelled a few hours before the event after Blaydes had to pull out due to an undisclosed illness. The bout was later rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales but was subsequently moved to this event for unknown reasons.
Another couple of fights were also scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales and moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons: a middleweight bout between Park Jun-yong and Ismail Naurdiev and a heavyweight bout between Hamdy Abdelwahab and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes heavyweight winner Mohammed Usman.
Originally slated as a lightweight bout, the fight between newcomer Tofiq Musayev and Myktybek Orolbai proceeded at a catchweight of 165 pounds. Initially there was no indication of why and when the change was made, but both competitors exceeded the lightweight non-title fight limit during the weigh-ins, with Musayev weighing 163 pounds and Orolbai 165 pounds. It was revealed after the event that the change was related to Orolbai not being able to cut all the weight during fight week, therefore moving up the weight limit for the bout.
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Result Description
Main card (ABC / ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Jamahal Hill Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00
Lightweight Rafael Fiziev def. Ignacio Bahamondes Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes def. Rizvan Kuniev Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (165 lb) Myktybek Orolbai def. Tofiq Musayev Submission (kimura) 1 4:35
Lightweight Nazim Sadykhov def. Nikolas Motta TKO (punches) 2 4:17
Featherweight Muhammad Naimov def. Bogdan Grad Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Ko Seok-hyeon def. Oban Elliott Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Park Jun-yong def. Ismail Naurdiev Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–26, 29–25) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Daria Zheleznyakova def. Melissa Mullins Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Klaudia Syguła def. Irina Alekseeva Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov def. Azat Maksum Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Mohammed Usman def. Hamdy Abdelwahab Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Jamahal Hill Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00
Lightweight Rafael Fiziev def. Ignacio Bahamondes Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes def. Rizvan Kuniev Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (165 lb) Myktybek Orolbai def. Tofiq Musayev Submission (kimura) 1 4:35
Lightweight Nazim Sadykhov def. Nikolas Motta TKO (punches) 2 4:17
Featherweight Muhammad Naimov def. Bogdan Grad Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Ko Seok-hyeon def. Oban Elliott Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Park Jun-yong def. Ismail Naurdiev Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–26, 29–25) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Daria Zheleznyakova def. Melissa Mullins Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Klaudia Syguła def. Irina Alekseeva Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov def. Azat Maksum Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Mohammed Usman def. Hamdy Abdelwahab Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
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