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Rafael Fiziev Stops Renato Moicano With First-Round Knockout – UFC 256 Highlights

Rafael Fiziev has firmly landed in the UFC’s lightweight ranks. Scoring a unanimous decision win over Marc Diakiese in his last outing, the Kyrgyzstan native made an even bigger statement this time around — via a stunning first-round knockout of Renato Moicano. The Tiger Muay Thai mainstay and coach lit the Brazilian up on cue […]

The Tiger Muay Thai mainstay and coach lit the Brazilian up on cue during almost all of the opening-round exchanges. Moicano, who is no slouch himself, was second best more often than not against the razor-sharp Fiziev, who is known as one of the most technically proficient strikers at 155-pounds today.

Landing a massive three-punch combination, Fiziev ripped with a left hook to the body, before lacing Moicano with a right-hook, followed up with a left hand on the exit — forcing the Brazilian to the canvas with a thud. It what seemed to bring Moicano ‘to’, the Brazilian landed heavily, and attempted to assume full-guard after a further ground-and-pound shot, with referee, Chris Tognoni stepping in to halt the action.

Below, catch the highlight’s of the exciting Fiziev’s first-round finish of grappling talent, Moicano.

Report: Renato Moicano vs. Rafael Fiziev Set For November 28 Event

An intriguing lightweight bout between Renato Moicano and Rafael Fiziev is in the works for the UFC’s upcoming November 28 event. That’s according to MMA Fighting following an initial report from Brazilian publication Combate. The bout is yet to be officially announced by the UFC. Moicano recently moved up to lightweight and enjoyed a successful […]

An intriguing lightweight bout between Renato Moicano and Rafael Fiziev is in the works for the UFC’s upcoming November 28 event.

That’s according to MMA Fighting following an initial report from Brazilian publication Combate. The bout is yet to be officially announced by the UFC.

Moicano recently moved up to lightweight and enjoyed a successful debut at 155 pounds following a first-round submission win over Damir Hadzovic at UFC Brasilia earlier this year.

The former featherweight contender had previously lost his last two outings to Jose Aldo and The Korean Zombie via TKO.

Fiziev, meanwhile, has impressed many observers thanks to his performances in recent fights. After debuting with the UFC last year in a TKO defeat to Magomed Mustafaev, the Kazakhstan native has enjoyed back-to-back unanimous decision wins over Alex White and Mark Diakiese.

A win for either competitor is unlikely to put them in the top 15 of the stacked lightweight division but could put them in a position to challenge a ranked foe next.

The UFC’s October 28 event will be headlined by a heavyweight encounter between Curtis Blayges and Derrick Lewis. The event should take place at the Apex facility in Las Vegas, though, there is no confirmation at this point.

What do you make of this lightweight matchup? Predictions?

Rafael Fiziev Puts Striking Clinic On Marc Diakiese – UFC Fight Island 2 Results

Next up on the UFC Fight Island 2 main card is a lightweight bout between Marc Diakiese and Rafael Fiziev. Round 1: Diakiese starts off with a strong calf kick. Diakiese lands another one that momentarily drops Fiziev. Diakiese misses a spinning wheel kick. Fiziev lands a heavy body kick before transitioning to the body […]

Next up on the UFC Fight Island 2 main card is a lightweight bout between Marc Diakiese and Rafael Fiziev.

Round 1: Diakiese starts off with a strong calf kick. Diakiese lands another one that momentarily drops Fiziev. Diakiese misses a spinning wheel kick. Fiziev lands a heavy body kick before transitioning to the body lock. He clinches the Briton against the fence before taking him down. The fight eventually gets to the feet again with little action on the ground. Fiziev lands another huge body kick that echoes across the empty arena. Diakiese partially lands a body kick. Fiviez responds with another body kick before swarming Diakiese. Diakiese looks for a takedown with some panic but finds Fiziev on top of him. Diakiese eventually gets up to his feet again but Fiziev lands another huge body kick that later drops Diakese. The round ends.

Round 2: The fight returns with striking again. Fiziev continues with the body kicks. Diakiese attempts a powerful head kick but Fiziev brings out the matrix and ducks his head back. Fiziev lands a body kick and follows it up with a couple of strong leg kicks. Fiziev is showing great head movement. He lands a body shot soon after and follows it up with two big leg kicks to Diakiese’s left leg. It has been all Fiziev this round. Diakiese clinches Fiziev up against the fence but they separate eventually. He continues with the leg kicks. Diakiese lands a body shot. However, it’s still all Fiziev as the round comes to an end.

Round 3: Diakiese is showing more urgency but Fiziev responds with a barrage of strikes, mainly body kicks. Diakiese clinches him up but to no major effect. Fiziev lands another body kick. Diakiese lands a big counter in what is undoubtedly his best strike of the fight. However, Fiziev remains composed and continues the onslaught. Diakiese has one minute left to find the finish. Fiziev lands a body kick. Diakiese jabs to the body. He misses a spinning wheel kick soon after. Fiziev sees his spinning backfist blocked. Diakiese attempts a flying knee that Fiziev blocks. Fiziev uses head movement to avoid strikes before landing a spinning back kick as the fight ends.

Official result: Rafael Fiziev defeats Marc Diakiese via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Four Fighters, Including Rachael Ostovich, Pull Out Of UFC Uruguay

Women’s flyweight Rachael Ostovich is among four fighters to have recently pulled out of the upcoming UFC Uruguay event on August 10. The first fighter was Taila Santos, with a wrist injury pulling her out of her women’s flyweight fight with Ariane Carnelossi according to MMA Fighting. Then it was announced by the UFC that […]

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Women’s flyweight Rachael Ostovich is among four fighters to have recently pulled out of the upcoming UFC Uruguay event on August 10.

The first fighter was Taila Santos, with a wrist injury pulling her out of her women’s flyweight fight with Ariane Carnelossi according to MMA Fighting.

Then it was announced by the UFC that Polyana Viana would replace Ostovich for her flyweight bout against Veronica Macedo. Ostovich last competed in January, suffering a submission defeat to Paige VanZant. The reason for her withdrawal is undisclosed as of now.

The promotion later announced that Rodrigo Vargas would replace Rafael Fiziev against Alex da Silva in a lightweight contest.

Finally, Laureano Staropoli suffered a broken nose, resulting in him withdrawing from his welterweight bout with Alexey Kunchenko. Luckily for the UFC, former lightweight Gilbert Burns will reportedly be stepping in and making his welterweight debut in the process.

Amazingly, all of these pullouts occurred on the same day. Luckily, there’s still over a week to go for UFC Uruguay so all was not lost.

UFC Uruguay Card

UFC Uruguay takes place in Montevideo and will be headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight between champion Valentina Shevchenko and Liz Carmouche.

Below is the full card as of now:

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Liz Carmouche
Vicente Luque vs. Mike Perry
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Ilir Latifi
Luiz Eduardo Garagorri vs. Humberto Bandenay
Oskar Piechota vs. Rodolfo Vieira
Raphael Pessoa vs. Ciryl Gane
Enrique Barzola vs. Bobby Mofett
Tecia Torres vs. Marina Rodriguez
Raulian Paiva vs. Rogerio Bontorin
Ariane Carnelossi vs. TBD
Alex da Silva vs. Rodrigo Vargas
Alexey Kunchenko vs. Gilbert Burns
Veronica Macedo vs. Polyana Viana
Chris Gutierrez vs. Geraldo de Freitas

What do you think of the card?

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