Kuniev (13-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his UFC debut against one of the toughest tests in the division. After a first-round finish in his second appearance on Dana White's Contender Series in August, ...

Historically speaking, interim champions don't get a ton of appreciation, and are seen as second-tier to the undisputed. Yet, Tom Aspinall is getting the respect from his fellow peers. Rizvan Kuniev, ...

Kuniev also ended a 16-month-long layoff with the win after last competing at PFL 2 in 2023. Kuniev initially beat the current PFL heavyweight champion, Renan Ferreira, at the event but it would ...

Will the second time be the charm for Rizvan Kuniev? It very well could be. In his sophomore DWCS appearance Tuesday, Kuniev (13-2-1) picked up the first-round TKO stoppage that alluded him on the ...

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No. 5-ranked UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes will welcome Rizvan Kuniev to the octagon this weekend at UFC Baku live from Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. Your login session has expired.

Curtis Blaydes is set to face UFC debutant Rizvan Kuniev at UFC 313 on March 8. Ahead of the much-anticipated fight, Blaydes has made a startling confession about his next opponent.

Heavyweights Curtis Blaydes (18-5, 13-5 UFC) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (12-2-1, 0-0 UFC) ODDS: Blaydes (-310), Kuniev (+250) The UFC apparently wants to try to make Kuniev an immediate contender, and ...

Watch Rizvan Kuniev melt Hugo Cunha with a knee, punches and standing elbow to score a buzzer-beater stoppage with one second left in the opening period at DWCS 2024 Week 2.

Rizvan Kuniev, who's debuting for the promotion this Saturday at UFC on ABC 8, sees Aspinall as the "true champion" of the UFC heavyweight division, and not Jon Jones, ...