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UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling has had a change of heart regarding Rafael Fiziev’s stoppage of Rafael dos Anjos earlier this month. The two top lightweights met in the main event at UFC Vegas 58, and Fiziev appeared in control of the…
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling has had a change of heart regarding Rafael Fiziev’s stoppage of Rafael dos Anjos earlier this month. The two top lightweights met in the main event at UFC Vegas 58, and Fiziev appeared in control of the fight heading into the fifth round. “Ataman” clearly didn’t want to risk a…
Continue Reading Sterling Walks Back Remarks On dos Anjos/Fiziev Stoppage at MMA News.
Rafael Fiziev has cemented his name amongst the lightweight elite with his finish over Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 58, and he’s now setting his eyes on a Justin Gaethje fight. There were a lot of questions regarding how the grappling defense of ‘Ataman’ would stand up against RDA’s relentless grappling, but for the […]
Rafael Fiziev has cemented his name amongst the lightweight elite with his finish over Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 58, and he’s now setting his eyes on a Justin Gaethje fight.
There were a lot of questions regarding how the grappling defense of ‘Ataman’ would stand up against RDA’s relentless grappling, but for the most part: Fiziev answered them all. Defending 14 of 16 total takedown attempts by Dos Anjos, and limiting him to just a poor 12% takedown accuracy.
The striking was very close, but at the end of the day, the scorecards would never matter. As Fiziev would land a bullet of a left-hook that would seal the KO/TKO victory for him in the fifth round.
At the post-fight press conference, Fiziev opened up about his UFC future. Discussing the fight, the finish, and what would be next for him now after such an impressive performance over a UFC legend such as Rafael Dos Anjos.
“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.”
“He’s dangerous,” Rafael Fiziev continued. “He’s also a big challenge for me. He has a lot of chance for knocking me out, and I have a lot of chance for knocking him out. That’s a good fight, I think, for fans also.”
Justin Gaethje is 3-2 in his last five, currently coming off of a round one submission loss to the current lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira. At the moment, the Gaethje camp has stayed silent on the Fiziev call out. It’s not clear whether or not this is a fight that will appeal to ‘The Highlight’, but it undoubtedly would be an exciting battle.
Who do you want to see Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev fight next?
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has spoken out following his late-round TKO loss to Rafael Fiziev at UFC Vegas 58. Dos Anjos and Fiziev had a back-and-forth battle in their UFC Vegas 58 headliner. Fiziev eventually caught dos Anjos wit…
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has spoken out following his late-round TKO loss to Rafael Fiziev at UFC Vegas 58. Dos Anjos and Fiziev had a back-and-forth battle in their UFC Vegas 58 headliner. Fiziev eventually caught dos Anjos with a big left hook in the fifth round that proved to be the…
Continue Reading Rafael dos Anjos Shares First Comments Following Loss To Rafael Fiziev at MMA News.
It was a battle of Rafaels on Saturday night as the MMA leader brought us action from the Octagon at UFC Vegas 58. After a blockbuster International Fight Week-held pay-per-view last weekend, the UFC remained in Las Vegas for its latest Fight Night off…
It was a battle of Rafaels on Saturday night as the MMA leader brought us action from the Octagon at UFC Vegas 58. After a blockbuster International Fight Week-held pay-per-view last weekend, the UFC remained in Las Vegas for its latest Fight Night offering but scaled back the festivities to the tight surroundings of the…
Continue Reading 5 Positives & 2 Negatives From UFC Vegas 58 at MMA News.
Michael Johnson doesn’t agree with the official ruling of his last contest with Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Vegas 58. This past Saturday, UFC veteran Michael Johnson returned to action against Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnson was going into the bout off […]
Michael Johnson doesn’t agree with the official ruling of his last contest with Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Vegas 58.
This past Saturday, UFC veteran Michael Johnson returned to action against Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnson was going into the bout off a second-round knockout of Alan Patrick in May. Having remained on the sidelines for over a year prior to that, he showed signs of brilliance in his two latest outings.
Taking to his Instagram, “The Menace” expressed his disappointment at not getting the nod from the judges. He believed he had done enough to win and gave props to his opponent for his grit.
“Welp. That’s the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Great fight with @jamie_mullarkey tonight! Hats off to you sir! What’s understood doesn’t need to be said! Felt I got 1&3!! Thank you to all my support squad and those continuing to ride with me! There’s no quit in this guy at all. We keep climbing and fighting and scratching to get back to where I belong!!!”
“The Menace” put in an incredible performance early in the first round to score a knockdown over Mullarkey but in classic Johnson fashion, he would also get dropped in the final seconds of round one. The opening round is where the judges weren’t in agreement and this may have been the deciding factor as two scored it for Mullarkey while only one saw it for Johnson.
Mullarkey managed to come out on top of the judges’ scorecards by a split decision. Yet again, the officials came under fire from the community. The result caused a stir online with fans arguing that Johnson should’ve won the razor-thin fight.
Following his loss at UFC Vegas 58, Johnson has now dropped five in his last six since March 2019. However, the record may not reflect the form that Johnson seems to have found again this year.
Do you agree with Michael Johnson that he should’ve won?
Former undisputed UFC lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos admits that hes unsure of his continued fighting future following UFC Vegas 58 last night in ‘Sin City’ – with the Brazilian veteran suffering a fifth round knockout loss to Rafael Fiziev in the pair’s headlining clash. dos Anjos, who entered last night’s headliner against Fiziev in […]
Former undisputed UFC lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos admits that hes unsure of his continued fighting future following UFC Vegas 58 last night in ‘Sin City’ – with the Brazilian veteran suffering a fifth round knockout loss to Rafael Fiziev in the pair’s headlining clash.
dos Anjos, who entered last night’s headliner against Fiziev in the midst of an impressive two-fight winning spree, suffered a fifth round knockout loss just 18 seconds into the final frame, finding himself on the receiving end of a massive left hand, which dropped him, before Fiziev rendered him unconscious courtesy of a heavy ground strike.
Prior to the loss, the Niteroi favorite had enjoyed a run of two consecutive decision victories against the now-retired, Paul Felder, as well as a five round judging success against common-opponent, Renato Moicano.
Following the defeat, dos Anjos admitted that his loss, whilst hasty was not necessarily a quick or early stoppage in his opinion.
“I don’t think so,” Rafael dos Anjos told assembled media in regards to an early stoppage. “I’ve got to rewatch the tape, but I don’t think so. He (Rafael Fiziev) won fair and square.”
“I’ve got to rewatch it, and I was kind of still dizzy, but yeah, it was a tough fight,” dos Anjos said. “Rafael was a tough opponent. I trained very hard for that fight, and I was really feeling I had my momentum, but that’s the game.”
Weighing up his next potential step inside the Octagon, dos Anjos insisted he would return to his family and decide what is next for him in the future.
“I fought four months ago,” Rafael dos Anjos said. “I fought (Renato) Moicano, now I fought Fiziev tonight and I’ve got to go back home and enjoy my family a little bit. I was away for 16 months and a long layoff with two knee injuries and a hernia, too.”
“Now, it’s time to go back home and enjoy my family a little bit and see what the future holds,” Rafael dos Anjos said. (Transcribed by MMA Fighting)
Clinching undisputed lightweight gold back in 2015, dos Anjos defeated Anthony Pettis in a dominant unanimous decision win, before successfully defending his crown in December of that year in a first round knockout win over Donald Cerrone in the pair’s rematch.