Rafael Fiziev | Chasing Redemption On Home Soil

It’s been a challenging two-and-a-half years for UFC lightweight Rafael Fiziev, who, despite going toe-to-toe with some of the division’s best, has come up short in each of his last three Octagon appearances.

Those setbacks include a pair of decision losses to former interim lightweight champion and former BMF champion Justin Gaethje, along with a TKO loss to Mateusz Gamrot after suffering a knee injury in the second round.

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Fiziev has taken lessons from each of those fights, but the stretch without having his hand raised has clearly struck a chord and has only made him hungrier to return with a statement victory in his next outing.

“Last…