UFC Fight Night: winner of welterweight preliminary bout between fighters from Wales and South Korea determined (PHOTO)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 21. One of the year’s
most anticipated sporting events, UFC Fight Night, is underway in
Baku.

In a welterweight preliminary bout, Sok Hyun Ko (1-0-0) of South
Korea took on Oban Elliott (12-2-0) of Wales.

Ko earned the win, picking up the victory for South Korea.

This is the first time UFC Fight Night is being held in Baku.
The event, taking place on June 21 at Baku Crystal Hall, features
12 bouts in total—six on the preliminary card and six on the main
card.

Headlining the evening is a light heavyweight showdown between
former UFC champion Jamahal Hill and former title challenger Khalil
Rountree. In the co-main event, Azerbaijan’s Rafael Fiziev faces
Chile’s Ignacio Bahamondes in a lightweight clash. Azerbaijani
fighters Nazim Sadykhov and Tofiq Musayev will also step into the
octagon against Brazil’s Nicolas Motta and Kyrgyzstan’s Myktybek
Orolbai, respectively.