“RDA ROBBED” – Fans debate Rafael Fiziev’s terrific knockout of Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 58
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Fans react to Rafael Fiziev vs Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 58
Rafael Fiziev and Rafael Dos Anjos surely delivered in what was a pretty mundane event at UFC Vegas 58. The headliners of the fight night completely gave the fans the fight they wanted to see. The rising lightweight prospect took on the former lightweight champion and showed the world that he can hold his own against veterans of the best MMA promotion.
UFC Vegas 58 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight night was headlined by the amazing lightweight bout between two amazing fighters who stylistically matched perfectly with each other. Rafael Fiziev, the lightweight prospect from Azerbaijan, and Rafael Dos Anjos, the former champion of the 155-pound division took on each other to determine who the “Best Rafael of the lightweight division” was.
The fight went according to plan for Fiziev as he was able to land some terrific strikes on Dos Anjos. The biggest threat that RDA posed in this fight was his ability to take down his opponents and also his ground game, an aspect of the sport where Fiziev was yet to be tested at the highest level. At UFC Vegas 58, Fiziev showed that he can stuff takedowns very well and also get back to the feet even if happened to be taken down.
In the final round of the fight, Fiziev landed an amazing combo that knocked down RDA to the floor. The Azerbaijani made sure he got the stoppage with a right hand before the referee stopped the fight. While many believed Fiziev earned that victory, a lot of fans, including some fighters like Aljamain Sterling argued on Twitter that the referee stopped the fight early. Let’s take a look at some of the fans’ reactions to the stoppage in the main event.
Fans react to Rafael Fiziev vs Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 58
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