It’s better to be safe than sorry ...

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight standouts, Nazim Sadykhov vs. Nikolas Motta, beat the snot out of each other for two rounds earlier today (Sat., June 21, 2025) at UFC Baku inside Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan.

That is, of course, until Sadykhov knocked out Motta in the second round (watch highlights).

UFC company officials confirmed to MMAmania.com that Motta was transported to a local Baku hospital after the fight for a precautionary CT scan of his head and face. The result of the CT scan is unknown at this time.

The good news? The pair of 155-pound studs each banked an extra $100,000 — $50,000 for delivering the “Fight of the Night” and another $50,000 for turning in the “Performance of the Night.”

Motta was notified of his big payday in the hospital.

In addition to Motta, UFC Baku’s resident cheater, Ismail Naurdiev, got transported after his loss to Jun-yong Park for a precautionary CT scan of his head and face.

Naurdiev dropped a unanimous decision, but the fight was surrounded by controversy. Indeed, Park endured a barrage of fouls, which included eye pokes in the first and second rounds, as well as a devastating illegal knee that cost him two points — a rare sanction, seen only twice before in UFC history: Alex Caceres vs. Edwin Figueroa (UFC 143) and Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith (UFC 235).

Naurdiev’s CT scan is unknown at this time.

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