“Always a treat to watch”- Alexander Volkanovski, Dustin Poirier, and others react to Rafael Fiziev’s mind-boggling performance against RDA at UFC Vegas 58
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Rafael Fiziev def Rafael Dos Anjos
Rising lightweight prospect, Rafael Fiziev took on the former lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos at the main event of UFC Vegas 58. RDA is in the last leg of his career, and after a series of injuries, he made his comeback inside the octagon and was on a 2 fight-win streak.
Fiziev started his UFC career with a loss but he accumulated a 5 fight-win streak before this fight. It was a big moment for him as a win over the former champ would’ve put him right in the title contention, and after 5 rounds of back-and-forth action, he landed a flush hook that ended the night for his opponent.
Many thought RDA possessed superior grappling skills, and it’d be easy for him to take Fiziev to the ground, and finish the fight. Fiziev knew he had an opportunity of a lifetime, and he defended almost all takedown attempts and pieced RDA on the feet to cement his name in the lightweight division.
Here are the most insane reactions to Rafael Fiziev’s performance at UFC Vegas 58
Fans and athletes from all around the world were excited to watch this fight unfold, and after Fiziev knocked RDA out in round number 5, the MMA community lost its mind, and here are the best reactions from athletes all around the world.
UFC’s welterweight contender, Belal Muhammad was in awe of Fiziev’s performance, he took to Twitter to express his emotions, and he wrote, “Woooowwwwww,” and “Fiziev is so fast.”
Dustin Poirier wrote, “Good body work from Fiziev.”
Alexander Volkanovski wrote, “Rafael Fiziev is always a treat to watch, the man can scramble so I expect this to stay on the feet majority of this fight. Should be fun.”
Ode Osbourne wrote, “Faziev’s (Fiziev’s) striking is so impressive.”
Aljamain Sterling thought it was an early stoppage, and he wrote, “Marks usually one of the better refs but that stoppage was way too quick. Tough break. Wish we got to see if RDA could recover. Rough ending to a great fight.”
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