“Your eye got torched by my right hand” – Justin Gaethje left fuming after Rafael Fiziev claims eye-poke helped BMF champ win at UFC 286
Rafael Fiziev talks about his loss to Justin Gaethje. He blamed it on the eye poke and received a fitting reply from the BMF champion.
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Rafael Fiziev discusses his loss to Justin Gaethje, blames it on the eye poke (via Sports Illustrated)
Rafael Fiziev is the #8 rated lightweight contender. Recently, he spoke about his fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 286. Fizieev lost the fight via majority decision, ending his incredible six-fight winning streak. In an interview, Rafael Fiziev stated that he gave Gaethje his toughest fight to date, citing an alleged eye poke as the key cause of his defeat.
During the interview, Rafael Fiziev expressed his thoughts on the fight. He emphasized how Gaethje ran away from him throughout the first two rounds. According to him, the turning point came from an eye poke, which had a severe impact on his vision. This is what he had to say:
He [Gaethje] ran away from me for two rounds. He ran away! He only started to beat me after the eye poke, because my eye couldn't see. There was a big white circle on my right eye all fight... I didn't see anything with my right eye. He only fought well after the eye poke, and round three when I started getting tired. But he ran away...Rafael Fiziev via The AllStar
Fiziev felt the outcome would differ if not for the alleged eye poke. Despite the loss, Fiziev seemed to take satisfaction in giving Gaethje a hard fight. Fiziev easily won the first round and won the second round. However, the eye-poke and blood pouring out made Fiziev lose momentum in the fight.
Rafael Fiziev’s account of his loss against Justin Gaethje gives fans with insight into the problems he encountered throughout the fight. He emphasized the alleged eye poke and established himself as a strong opponent who fought Gaethje hard.
Justin Gaethje delivers a scorching response to his rival’s allegations of an eye poke
Justin Gaethje has hit back at his former opponent, Rafael Fiziev, in reaction to Fiziev’s recent allegations. Fiziev had claimed that an eye poke during their battle swung the tide in Gaethje’s favor. He also claimed that Gaethje kept running from him the entire fight.
“The Highlight,” quickly replied to Fiziev’s allegations on social media, rejecting them with a sarcastic tone. In his reaction, Gaethje stated that Fiziev appeared to have forgotten which eye was allegedly poked. Gaethje’s statement rejects any wrongdoing on his side. This is what he said:
Not a good look here. I hit him so hard he forgot which eye got poked. Your right eye got torched by my right hand kid.Justin Gaethje via X
Gaethje, who recognizes Fiziev’s skill, expressed astonishment at Fiziev’s choice to focus on their bout. He said he felt Fiziev made a mistake by not looking ahead to a bright future. Justin Gaethje also pointed out a factual inaccuracy in Fiziev’s statements. He stated that the opposite eye was impacted by the eye poke.
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