Rafael Fiziev

2023 - 3 - 18

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Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev full fight video highlights (MMA Fighting)

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 took place March 18 at The 02 in London, England. Justin Gaethje (24-4) and Rafael Fiziev (12-2) clashed in a pivotal lightweight ...

Fiziev lands a body kick but Gaethje with a combo. Gaethje with a combo. Gaethje thudding a jab. And Gaethje lands a clubbing left as Fiziev steps in. He seems to be okay but Fiziev lands another knee and Gaethje might be hurt. Gaethje ducks his head right into a MONSTER knee and Gaethje is fine. And a low kick. Gaethje lands a good uppercut into a clinch. Exchange from the two and Gaethje lands a right hand but Fiziev lands two! Fiziev lands a mean knee. Justin Gaethje (24-4) and Rafael Fiziev (12-2) clashed in a pivotal lightweight contest in the night’s co-main event. Gaethje lands a thudding leg kick of his own.

Justin Gaethje Defeats Rafael Fiziev by Majority Decision at UFC 286 (Bleacher Report)

Justin Gaethje picked up a massive win in the co-main event of UFC 286 from the O2 Arena in London, England, defeating Rafael Fiziev via majority decision.…

"Then, after that, there is Poirier that is in front of me, Oliveira in front of me who's going to fight Dariush, and the winner of that fight is going to fight for the title. A fight between the two makes sense, and everyone would be a winner. Now, The Diamond finds himself in a very similar situation. Still, Gaethje understands that his recent losses are going to keep him from a title shot in the immediate future. That loss made it two out of the last three for the always-exciting Gaethje. It was a much-needed bounce-back performance for the 34-year-old.

Justin Gaethje Decisions Rafael Fiziev in UFC 286 Co-Main Event War (MMAWeekly)

A match between lightweight contenders, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev, serves at the UFC 286 co-main event on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, ...

Fiziev connected with a huge right hand in the early going of the final round. Gaethje connected with a huge right hand,. Once the action resumed Fiziev delivered a kick to the body. Fiziev inched forward and delivered a kick to the body. They exchanged kicks to the body and stood right in front of each other. Fiziev entered the bout ranked No.

Fellow fighters react to Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev's epic fight ... (ESPN)

Gaethje (24-4), a former interim lightweight champion, has won six of his past eight fights, with the two losses coming in bouts for the UFC lightweight belt.

Fiziev (12-2) was riding a six-fight winning streak before Saturday's loss. The victory puts their rivalry 2-1 in favor of Edwards. The welterweight champion defeated [Kamaru Usman](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3088812/kamaru-usman) by majority decision in the main event of UFC 286 in London on Saturday to complete a trilogy and earn bragging rights over the former pound-for-pound king.

UFC 286 results: Justin Gaethje bloodies Rafael Fiziev, edges out ... (Yahoo Sports)

Gaethje (24-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) snapped Fiziev's (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) winning streak by earning a majority decision win on Saturday. The lightweight bout was the UFC ...

UFC 286 results, highlights: Justin Gaethje outlasts Rafael Fiziev for ... (CBSSports.com)

Gaethje teased his impending retirement as he makes one last run for the UFC lightweight title.

Round 1 likely belonged to Fiziev, Round 2 was a tossup and Round 3 was certainly Gaethje's most decisive round despite the early scare. Gaethje, an accomplished collegiate wrestler, secured the first takedown of his 11-fight UFC career on Fiziev. "I'm taking one more run at the title, but I won't be around for much longer," Gaethje told UFC commentator Daniel Cormier in a post-fight interview at the O2 Arena in London, England. Fiziev repeatedly talked trash between his blitzes while Gaethje maintained a sense of humor despite the grueling pace. Gaethje proved he still has what it takes at the highest level while living up to his reputation as the sport's most violent fighter in a It appeared for a moment that the end was near early in Round 3.

UFC 286: Justin Gaethje ignores game plan, wins decision over ... (Yahoo Sports)

I literally tried not to do that,” Gaethje said of the wild fight he'd just won.