Returning this weekend at UFC 313, Rafael Fiziev believes its a “miracle” he has managed to land himself a rematch with ex-interim champion, Justin Gaethje so quickly after their first struggle — claiming he isn’t “deserving” to face reverse the Arizona striker already once more.
Fiziev, the present quantity eleven ranked light-weight contender, will draft in to this weekend’s UFC 313 co-headliner in opposition to Gaethje, changing an injury-stricken, Dan Hooker, with the Kiwi pressured from the cardboard as a consequence of a hand fracture.
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And first preventing the previous symbolic BMF champion at UFC 286, Kazakh-born striker, Fiziev noticed his roughshod run by means of the light-weight ranks halted in a controversial majority resolution loss in London.
Rafael Fiziev grateful for rematch with Justin Gaethje at UFC 313
Sidelined amid a two-fight shedding skid after struggling a brutal knee damage in a primary occasion loss to fellow contender, Mateusz Gamrot, Fiziev admitted it got here as a “miracle” for him to face off with focused foe, Gaethje for a second time so quickly.
“Oh my God, this is a miracle, man,” Rafael Fiziev instructed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned of his rematch with Justin Gaethje. For me, it’s like a miracle, as a result of like, wow. So I had some interviews earlier than, and many individuals saying like, ‘Oh, you want to rematch, all of that? What do you think about rematch, rematch?’
“I want to go and shake the hands of Justin and say… Bro, you give me this chance again, man. I’m not deserving of it and you give me this chance… Wow, thank you so much.”
Rafael Fiziev is grateful for this chance in opposition to Justin Gaethje 🤝 pic.twitter.com/nSsquzn4aS
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 3, 2025
“And I say like, ‘No, man, listen. Now I’m far from Justin, and this cannot happen, because I have to win maybe two fights or more if I want to rematch with him’. But before this, maybe he retired or maybe he stopped, I don’t know. And now it’s boom, like that for me. It’s like, wow, a miracle.”
