Recent off a loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 313, Rafael Fiziev is fascinated with a transfer down in weight.
The 32-year-old striker was final seen within the cage towards ‘The Spotlight’ on Saturday. Stepping up on brief discover, Rafael Fiziev once more met Justin Gaethje. At UFC 286 in early 2023, the previous interim light-weight champion handed ‘Ataman’ an in depth unanimous determination loss. Regardless of coming into the bout on simply two weeks’ discover, Fiziev was assured.
Nevertheless, ‘The Spotlight’ once more handed the striker a call defeat on Saturday evening. The bout regarded like a repeat of the primary struggle, with Rafael Fiziev profitable spherical one on the judges’ scorecard. Nevertheless, identical to their bout again in 2023, Gaethje came roaring back in rounds two and three to earn a win on the scorecards.
Nevertheless, the struggle was a studying expertise for Rafael Fiziev. Earlier as we speak, the UFC light-weight contender appeared on The Ariel Helwani Present, and mentioned his loss to Justin Gaethje. There, ‘Ataman’ teased a sudden drop in weight right down to 145 kilos. Whereas Fiziev has spent his total profession up at light-weight, that may change later this 12 months.
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Rafael Fiziev discusses transfer right down to featherweight after loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 313
Whereas the transfer isn’t set in stone, it’s one thing the 32-year-old is considering. If he could make weight as simply as he did on two weeks’ discover, he might simply make 145 kilos. Talking with Helwani, Fiziev closed out the dialogue by sending a warning to the present UFC featherweight division.
“I’m beginning to assume proper now about altering weight divisions.” Rafael Fiziev said to Ariel Helwani earlier as we speak, discussing his loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 313. “I actually reduce weight very easy this time, and this time was brief discover. Very simple bro. All this week, my nutritionist, Jason, he needed to acquire my weight as a result of my weight went go low so quick.”
He continued, “Yeah, proper now I’ve to consider it. Sure, it’s potential. I believe [it’s a strong possibility my next fight is at featherweight]. I give it some thought for a very long time, yeah, like I stated, I’m not huge at this division. My physique, I shed weight so, so simply… These guys [at featherweight] have bother if I are available in there. They’ll be in bother man, all people.”
What do you make of those feedback from the UFC light-weight contender? Do you wish to see Rafael Fiziev transfer to 145 kilos?
