Ask, and you will receive… sometimes.
Today (Tues., June 3, 2025), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced Middleweight knockout artist Azamat Bekoev will collide with Torrez Finney at UFC Vegas 108 on Aug. 2, 2025, from inside the UFC Apex, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Bekoev had been hilariously calling for a fight with Finney on social media, and the UFC matchmakers gave him his wish.
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Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC
Bekoev (20-3) made a gigantic splash in his UFC debut in January at UFC 311 by brutally knocking out Zach Reese on short notice (watch highlights), and then followed it up with another knockout of college wrestler Ryan Loder at UFC Des Moines, really cementing him as a Middleweight contender to keep eyes on.
After his most recent fight, Bekoev announced on social media that he had informed the UFC of his intention to continue fighting wrestlers that everyone is avoiding.
“After my debut, I asked @ufc to give me wrestlers that nobody wants to fight,” Bekoev wrote. “They gave me an Iowa wrestler in Iowa. I destroyed him in front of 15,000 booing fans and got bonus for performance of the night. I introduced myself to the X MMA community and received a lot of love. I found the way to one of the largest podcasts in MMA. I’m creating my next fight myself. There is no stopping.
After my debut I asked @ufc to give me wrestlers that nobody wants to fight.
They gave me Iowa wrestler in Iowa .
I destroyed him in front of 15.000 booing fans and got bonus for performance of the night.
I introduced myself to X mma community and received a lot of love .
I found… pic.twitter.com/D550TPeI6b— Azamat Bekoev (@AzamatBekoev) May 10, 2025
Well, he got his wish.
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Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Finney (11-0) famously competed on the Contender Series three times (winning all three) before securing a UFC contract.
Unfortunately for “The Punisher,” his debut was extremely lackluster, and all the good faith he had built for being a fan favorite flew out the window.
Hopefully, Finney can rebound and put on a more entertaining fight in his sophomore effort.
UFC Vegas 108 currently looks like this:
- Amir Albazi vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Azamat Bekoev vs. Torrez Finney
- Rodolfo Vieira vs. Tresean Gore
- Ketlen Souza vs. Piera Rodriguez
- Felipe Bunes vs. André Lima
- Karol Rosa vs. Nora Cornolle
- Nick Klein vs. Andrey Pulyaev
To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of events click here.
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