LAS VEGAS – After competing in his first UFC main event, lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev appears primed to take on the division's elite after scoring a fifth-round TKO win over former champion Rafael dos Anjos.
The bout served as the main event of Saturday's UFC on ESPN 39 event, which aired on ESPN and streamed live on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex.
The two were active on the feet to start the contest, with each showing plenty of movement and firing off powerful punches, including an early dos Anjos left that drew some blood near Fiziev's right eye.