UFC Baku video: Shara Bullet grabs Michel Pereira’s neck in aggressive faceoff

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 26: (L-R) Opponents Shara Magomedov of Russia and Michel Pereira of Brazil face off during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at National Gymnastics Arena on June 26, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Shara Bullet has a way of stealing headlines and he did it again at the UFC Baku ceremonial weigh-ins Friday. The middleweight contender (also known as Shara Magomedov) had a tense faceoff with co-main event opponent Michel Pereira, culminating in Bullet wrapping an arm around Pereira’s neck, forcing on-stage personnel to pull the fighters apart. Watch footage of the incident below. View this post on Instagram SHARA BULLET vs PEREIRA! #UFCBaku is LIVE TOMORROW on @paramountplus at 12pmET! pic.twitter.com/w08xOEfQBO — danawhite (@danawhite) June 26, 2026 Bullet grabs Pereira’s neck and “Demolidor” immediately responds with a shove to Bullet’s chest. Staff were quick to act, wrapping up both fighters and keeping them well away from each other. The fighters then exited without any further physicality. This is a pivotal matchup with both men looking to get win streaks going after rebounding from recent losses. Bullet suffered his first-ever career setback after dropping a decision to Michael Page in February 2025, but rebounded with a win over Mar-Andre Barriault. Pereira snapped a three-fight skid this past February with a split nod over Zachary Reese. UFC Baku is headlined by a lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev and Manuel Torres.