Rafael Fiziev News

Cole Shelton - July 6, 2022

Conor McGregor and Rafael Fiziev went back and forth on social media about axe kicking and how to defend kicks. With Fiziev set to headline this Saturday’s UFC Vegas 58, a highlight reel of his defense on kicks was shared online. McGregor then saw and offered his thoughts on how he would go about landing the kicks on Fiziev.

Cole Shelton - February 28, 2022

Rafael Fiziev has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 272 co-main event fight against Rafael dos Anjos. On Monday, dos Anjos appeared on The MMA Hour and hinted he heard Fiziev may be out of the fight. He did not know the exact reason but shortly thereafter, Fiziev’s manager texted Ariel Helwani who confirmed the 11th-ranked lightweight was out of the bout due to testing positive for COVID-19. Rafael Fiziev later confirmed the news on social media.

Harry Kettle - February 15, 2022

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has officially announced the main card for next month’s blockbuster UFC 272 event, headlined by Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal. The UFC will return to the T-Mobile Arena for a card that is bound to light Las Vegas on fire during the first week of March. From top to bottom there’s a whole lot to like about UFC 272, and that starts with the main event between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal.

Josh Evanoff - February 11, 2022

UFC 272 officially has its co-main event, and UFC Vegas 48 has a new headliner. Rafael Dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev were set for the main event role next week at UFC Vegas 48. However, the pair were removed from the card earlier today. MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani broke the news that the fight was being moved to next month.

Andrew Whitelaw - December 7, 2021

Daniel Rubenstein – who manages Rafael Fiziev, is not happy with his client’s latest UFC lightweight ranking. Fiziev pulled off a masterful win against former training partner Brad Riddell at UFC Fight Night: Font vs Aldo and finished the Kiwi with a savage wheel kick. Since losing his UFC debut, the Tiger Muay Thai fighter has put together a run of five straight wins including two highlight reel finishes. Riddell was ranked at #12 in the 155lb division heading into the bout with Fiziev.

Adam Martin - December 5, 2021

UFC lightweight contender Brad Riddell reacted following his nasty TKO loss via spinning wheel kick to Rafael Fiziev at UFC Vegas 44. Riddell was knocked out in the third round with a spinning wheel kick by Fiziev in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 44 card. For Riddell, it was his first loss in the Octagon after winning his first four fights in the promotion. To make matters worse, he suffered the first knockout loss of his MMA career, to boot. The only thing that takes the sting away is that he at least lost to someone who he considers to be very close friends in Fiziev.

Chris Taylor - December 4, 2021

The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 44 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Jose Aldo vs. Rob Font. Aldo (30-7 MMA), the promotions former featherweight kingpin, will enter the contest on a two-fight winning streak. The MMA legend has scored impressive unanimous decision victories over Pedro Munhoz and Marlon Vera in his most recent efforts.

Andrew Whitelaw - September 13, 2021

FMD’s Fight Circus are recruiting for their next show and they’re offering a reward for anyone who can find them an ‘American Hasbulla.’ Hasbulla Magomedov has made quite a name for himself on the MMA scene in recent months. The 19-year-old blogger from Dagestan is nicknamed ‘mini Khabib’ and has amassed over 750k followers on instagram.

Adam D Martin - August 10, 2021

Texas MMA judge JJ Ferraro explained his controversial scorecard in the Rafael Fiziev vs. Bobby Green fight at this past Saturday’s UFC 265. Fiziev vs. Green was a fantastic lightweight battle that won “Fight of the Night” honors on a card full of great fights. While Fiziev was correctly deemed the winner of the bout after winning the first two rounds of the fight, there was some controversy when one of the judges scored the bout 30-27 in Fiziev’s favor, even though round three was a clear Green round. Although the good news is that the right fighter got his hand raised, MMA fans and media were up in arms about the 30-27 scorecard that didn’t give Green any credit.

Adam Martin - August 8, 2021

UFC lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev explained why he did not enjoy watching Khabib Nurmagomedov fight, saying that “I was never his fan.” Fiziev is one of the top strikers in the UFC lightweight division and he just put on a show against veteran Bobby Green at UFC 265. In a three-round war, Fiziev outpointed Green to take home the decision and improve to 4-1 in the UFC. The pair of fighters also took home $50,000 each for “Fight of the Night.” The talented Fiziev is quickly closing in on the top-15 of the UFC lightweight division and could potentially make an even bigger push should he be able to get a fight against one of the top dogs in the division. And even though he’s retired now, there’s no bigger fish in the sea than the former champion Nurmagomedov.

Adam D Martin - July 6, 2021

UFC lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev revealed that he recently had a chance encounter with welterweight Kevin Lee in Las Vegas. Fiziev has been trying to get a ranked opponent ever since he knocked out Renato Moicano last December, and one of the fighters with who he was trying to get a fight was Lee. In fact, Fiziev even made several hilarious callouts on his social media in order to get Lee to fight him, but eventually, Lee decided that he is moving up to welterweight and fighting Sean Brady. Fiziev, meanwhile, does not have an opponent yet despite the fact that Moicano, the man who he knocked out, just had a fight himself a few weeks ago.