Former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo recently shared his thoughts on UFC fighters worth keeping an eye on in 2023. The former Olympic gold medalist is preparing for a 2023 comeback. The rumored bout is a showdown with current UFC…
Former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo recently shared his thoughts on UFC fighters worth keeping an eye on in 2023. The former Olympic gold medalist is preparing for a 2023 comeback. The rumored bout is a showdown with current UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling. A date has not been set yet for the…
UFC lightweight Rafael Fiziev is still targeting former interim champion Justin Gaethje, and has gone a unique route for his latest callout. Fiziev appears to have had somewhat of a difficult opponent search as of late. At the start of the year, he saw…
UFC lightweight Rafael Fiziev is still targeting former interim champion Justin Gaethje, and has gone a unique route for his latest callout. Fiziev appears to have had somewhat of a difficult opponent search as of late. At the start of the year, he saw two dates with Rafael dos Anjos all through. But despite the…
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira has vehemently dismissed a recent report about his Octagon return. Oliveira lost to Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 280 just weeks ago. He lost via submission to snap an 11-fight …
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira has vehemently dismissed a recent report about his Octagon return. Oliveira lost to Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 280 just weeks ago. He lost via submission to snap an 11-fight winning streak, including recent wins over Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. After the disappointing loss,…
Brazil’s Charles Oliveira has kept a torrid pace over the last year and a half. After his most recent loss to now-champion Islam Makhachev ‘Do Bronx’ is saying he needs some rest. The Brazilian former champion Charles Oliveira was rumored to be facing the top-ranked and dangerous Kazakhstan’s Rafael Fiziev. Oliveira said no to the […]
Brazil’s Charles Oliveira has kept a torrid pace over the last year and a half. After his most recent loss to now-champion Islam Makhachev ‘Do Bronx’ is saying he needs some rest.
The Brazilian former champion Charles Oliveira was rumored to be facing the top-ranked and dangerous Kazakhstan’s Rafael Fiziev. Oliveira said no to the offering citing that he needs some rest. A reasonable, given that since 2018 he put together an 11-fight win streak over notable opponents such as Jim Miller, Clay Guida, Kevin Lee, Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, and Justin Gaethje, among others.
On Twitter, the Brazilian-born fighter commented:
“Not gonna happen. I need a break. Thank you guys!”
Rafael Fiziev can’t catch a break after Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje decline
No one in the lightweight division wants to fight ‘Ataman’ Rafael Fiziev. Now, both Oliveira and Justin Gaethje declined a fight against this UFC lightweight. The Tiger Muay Thai trained Fiziev has impressive wins over fighters such as Rafael dos Anjos, Brad Riddell, and Bobby Green, among others.
“I want a fight with Gaethje,” Fiziev began (transcribed by MMA Weekly). “We need to know who is the best for you and for me. If you’re ready, if you’re no scared, if you don’t take s**t, let’s go.”
Previous to his time in the UFC, ‘Ataman’ was a dangerous Muay Thai fighter who had competed for international titles. Fiziev is currently on a six-fight win streak with no fight currently scheduled, as no lightweight wants to face him. The top-ranked Justin Gaethje also has no fight currently scheduled for the future.
UFC lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev is becoming frustrated with Justin Gaethje’s reluctance to fight him following his repeated callouts. Fiziev has won six fights in a row, with the most recent victory coming against former UFC lightweight c…
UFC lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev is becoming frustrated with Justin Gaethje’s reluctance to fight him following his repeated callouts. Fiziev has won six fights in a row, with the most recent victory coming against former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos back in July. He called for a fight with Gaethje following the fifth-round knockout…
Rafael Fiziev is gunning for a fight with Justin Gaethje, and he has a message for the two-time title challenger. One of the top prospects in the always stacked lightweight division, Fiziev is rising fast on the back of a six fight winning streak. Afte…
Rafael Fiziev is gunning for a fight with Justin Gaethje, and he has a message for the two-time title challenger. One of the top prospects in the always stacked lightweight division, Fiziev is rising fast on the back of a six fight winning streak. After scoring his second straight knockout against former champion and crafty…