UFC Baku has taken one other hit, with a combat scrapped from the cardboard only a month out from the occasion.
The MMA promotion is ready to make its second journey to Azerbaijan’s capital with a Battle Night time occasion titled UFC Baku scheduled for June 27 on the Nationwide Gymnastics Area in Baku.
Based on a report from Swedish outlet Frontkick, Andreas Gustafsson has been compelled out of his scheduled welterweight bout in opposition to Daniil Donchenko at UFC Baku subsequent month as a result of critical well being issues.
The difficulty is believed to be heart-related, with the report indicating that “Bane” has been coping with atrial fibrillation and recurring coronary heart episodes that worsened throughout coaching camp. Regardless of being in robust bodily form, the signs reportedly intensified, finally ruling him out of the combat.
Consequently, the 35-year-old Swedish fighter has needed to step away from competitors for the foreseeable future to prioritize his well being.
Gustafsson earned his UFC contract with a knockout victory over Pat Pytlik on Dana White’s Contender Sequence in August 2024. He made his Octagon debut at UFC 316 in June 2025, securing a unanimous resolution win over Khaos Williams.
Nonetheless, “Bane” was stopped through first-round knockout by Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Paris in his following outing. He at the moment holds knowledgeable document of 12–3.
As for Donchenko, it stays unclear whether or not he’ll face a short-notice alternative or withdraw from the UFC Baku card altogether. The 24-year-old Ukrainian earned his means into the UFC with a first-round knockout victory over Matt Dixon on The Final Fighter 33 in March 2025.
Donchenko was final seen in motion at UFC Vegas 113 in February, the place he secured a unanimous resolution victory over veteran Alex Morono. He’s at the moment 2-0 within the UFC and holds an general skilled document of 13-2.
That is the second bout to fall by way of for the June 27 card, as final week, former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori introduced that he was forced to withdraw from UFC Baku due to a broken rib, canceling his scheduled matchup with Ismail Naurdiev.
UFC Baku Full Battle Card
- Rafael Fiziev vs. Manuel Torres – light-weight (fundamental occasion)
- Shara Magomedov vs. Michel Pereira – middleweight (co-main occasion)
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Brunno Ferreira – middleweight
- Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Andrey Pulyaev – middleweight
- Asu Almabayaev vs. Charles Johnson – flyweight
- Nazim Sadykhov vs. Matheus Camilo – light-weight
- Abul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs. Julius Walker – mild heavyweight
- Daniil Donchenko vs. TBA – welterweight
- Bekzat Almakhan vs. Jean Matsumoto – bantamweight
- Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk – middleweight
- Farman Hasanov vs. Eric Nolan – welterweight
- Rizvan Kuniev vs. Tyrell Fortune – heavyweight
- Ismail Naurdiev vs. TBA – middleweight
- Kaan Ofli vs. Javier Reyes – featherweight
