Rafael Fiziev Exclusive 🔥 Gaethje Showdown, Background Story, Journey To UFC & More | UFC 286

Lightweight star Rafael Fiziev sat down with BT Sport's Adam Catterall for a brilliant insight into his background story and journey to the UFC as he prepares for his mouth-watering clash with Justin Gaethje at the O2 Arena in London. #UFC286 #RafaelFiziev #JustinGaethje
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[@balabharatb]

I like Rafael vs Gaethje fight more than the title fight..

[@Max-kx9wy]

Out of fear for Leon?

[@Bathingwookie]

Just as a fight matchup I prefer it, but the main event has infinite more meaning.

[@tommieblessed5890]

Yessss

[@obitriceforlife5771]

@@Max-kx9wy lol Leon is overrated 😂

[@leondunlop5623]

@@obitriceforlife5771 nah man Leon’s skills outshine just think he became gun shy last fight.

[@tommieblessed5890]

Bro got punched in school and was like alright bet, let be become a professional cage fighter 😭🤣

[@rbnsWRLD]

man. hes well spoken, humble and a beast. cant wait to see this fight!!

[@kaimojepaslt]

dude is getting all the light now, and stays humble, i realy like him

[@cineris2389]

Dude look like Ragnar Lothbrok.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

"my father a big fan of street fights" I can imagine Rafael's father giving a bonus to the winner of a street fight

[@joshpaul6417]

pays more than dana

[@SpiceBoy7UK23]

@@joshpaul6417 lol ☻

[@clippzone1445]

​@@joshpaul6417 underated comment 🤣🤣👌

[@AHighlander]

@@joshpaul6417 Hahaha.

[@mickaelleo9739]

Let’s go raaafaaaa support from France 🇫🇷

[@khuraym2511]

One of the most technical mma strikers I’ve seen his fights are so much fun to watch pure violence

[@henryhooker1579]

Dude throws vicious hooks

[@AHighlander]

His switch kick is👌💣🔥

[@Asiyah2000]

Pure violence?? Is considered fun thing 🤦‍♀️

[@bannedaccount6016]

​@@Asiyah2000 Yeah muslim

[@Asiyah2000]

@@bannedaccount6016 🤡

[@itsWelshy]

Ragnar Lothbrok reincarnated.

[@adhsmv]

😂

[@MrShahrozzz]

Hahaa I was thinking that too 🤣

[@SimonMooreChannel]

Great interview, hard to dislike this guy!! So excited for this one.

[@medmonohaiballa]

4:38 the ragnar in him came out when he imitated his father

[@PutonyourSundayBests]

crazy how much better at interviews these BT guys are than the likes of Brett Okamoto

[@keizerstreets5005]

Brett Akamato is so cold and emotionless.Cant believe the brits have more passion and emotion than the americans.Times have changed .But we alaways have Rogan,DC and Laura Sanko they seem way more human than the rest.

[@morbidtales13]

I agree...alot of others just seem lazy.

[@PutonyourSundayBests]

@@morbidtales13 It's as if he actually cares about the person he's interviewing and asks them genuine questions. Most of the American reporters just ask the same cookie cutter questions to every guy

[@thefourfourfour9512]

@@keizerstreets5005 SANKO?? gtfo

[@hc5270]

Hope people get behind this man on Saturday

[@TMeek94]

After his performance they will have to

[@djxboss1]

This guy is the future champ 💯🫵🏾

[@mattkaiser8984]

Maybe, if he’s lucky. Islam has to retire and Tsaryukyan has to be slow rolled. Poirier and Dariush are dangerous af for Fiziev.

[@KeshHere]

@@mattkaiser8984 I think he can knockout Islam on stand up since he goes for brawl but might be trouble on ground with Islam

[@TMeek94]

​@@mattkaiser8984islam got pieced up by a short 145er, and has been knocked out before. He isn't unbeatable

[@D10Dublin]

Ragnar the second this fella is 🤣

[@MovieNerd1994]

This is the real main event.

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

We always get fights that get hyped to be bangers and it turns into a major let down. That never happens with these two can't wait.

[@Ballout60s]

Is it true that snake Ariel coined the term "the people's main event"

[@LuKyFreeS]

Its crazy how much he looks like Ragnar Lothbrok ... I have Vikings flashbacks

[@emilbabayev3039]

@Maxwell his dad is Azerbaijani, mom is Russian, that's why :)

[@Ar1AnX1x]

Don Fiziev Sr taking his cut for giving away good experience

[@20xx66]

Catterall may be one of the best interviewers out there. This is fantastic. Keep it up!

[@jordanw1643]

Fiziev: *alludes to abusive upbringing* Interviewer: 😂💀

[@Ar1AnX1x]

LW is definitely the best division right now BW could have even a higher level of skill-set but LW kinda has that but is also more exciting, I mean look at all the recent top 5 LW fights, they've all been insane.

[@DarkWarrior_1]

In BW we have Merab and then in LW, well we have Gamrot 💥

[@issamike4230]

Let's go young ragnar!!!

[@Hk313-14]

Finally bin waiting on this interview

[@Matthias9319]

I love Rafael Fiziev, he is a Muslim Viking. Fiziev for the win Inshallah.

[@thefourfourfour9512]

did Vikings cut their foreskin off?

[@mahammadmammadli5101]

Azərbaycan! Rafa "Warrior" Fiziyev --> will be champ in 2023!

[@dhaferhassan729]

Ya Allah ya Muhammad ya Ali

[@philtaylor2577]

Love both these guys hope it’s a banger and both their sticks rise

[@ripsonac]

What a chad Fiziev is! Not only a great fighter but took the time to learn English and become a proper star

[@shalenpillar2659]

Ragna from Vikings

[@petermoes1668]

Fighting is like cooking. Like that one.

[@Round149]

11:25 hahahahah I want to stay humble (rolling his eyes 🙄️)😅

[@TheEnvelopeOZ]

Man, this guy is cool AF.

[@fhg1066]

What an opportunity for Rafa Hope he wins

[@colbymasvidal2397]

What a likeable guy👍😊

[@tommytompk]

4:38 sounds like mcGregor here lol

[@faizanfayaz8978]

It actually starts at 4:16

[@valo9678]

My guy Ragnar is gonna take this one

[@adamcintron6626]

Brett Okamoto needs to take a page out of this guys book, interviews feel better when it's just more relaxed.

[@scroolewse7733]

Always liked watching this guy…..now he probably my favourite fighter……decent guy.

[@zafaramiri]

With the blessing of Allah, the lover of Ahlulbayt will be victorious. Inshallah ☝️

[@krislo4788]

Dont need Allah for that...the guy has insane skills and he will use that to win the fight! ✌️

[@like2jo4796]

​@@krislo4788without Allah we are nothing

[@ItsameAlex]

@@like2jo4796 the demiurge allah, is not the true God Jesus Christ

[@adhsmv]

​@@krislo4788 most of the fighters are believer and that makes sense. Their faith in God give them motivation and hope even if God doesn't exist

[@Eagle_29-0]

Already a fight of the year contender.

[@robingaeher1216]

im in love with his beard 😆

[@like2jo4796]

Honestly i can't wait for this fight this is gonna be a war this would make so many changes in the LW division

[@morbidtales13]

Dammit, I don't know who to root for, this man is too cool.

[@johnnyshilongo2399]

P4P headshot dead!!! Legendary line

[@onepunchflan3071]

Great interview with ragnar lothbrok

[@user-jw7im9nj2j]

good luck FIZ\IEV

[@MrUsampa]

His tshirt is cool

[@user-zd9kt1yf8x]

Рафаэль 💯👍👍👍👍👍👍🇦🇿

[@Thumbu-mz4up]

Justin Gaethje humbled this guy quick.

[@voodoochild591]

Come on Raf!!! Oweeeee!!!

[@longday8344]

Fizeav is big drip

[@milantoth2045]

💪

[@YuNgHaSaN]

The Azerbaijani Warrior

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

I respect Fiziev and his journey. His brutal ko of Brad Riddell was beautiful to watch but now he's up against one of my favourite fighters in the sport. All the best to Fiziev but I think Justin 'The Highlight' Gaethje will beat him. Justin is a veteran, has faced the best of the lightweight division & is a bigger lightweight. Fiziev looks like a featherweight imo.

[@KochariAsgar]

good then, we can finally get rid of him. He was in the way of future generations, and wasn't fighting anyone below.

[@user-qb6fz3te9t]

Rafael is a cold killer!!!Future champ for sure!!!

[@justinrice5604]

Ragnar !!!

[@BowlOfLifeNutrition]

Savage

[@kenwahldhlamini8102]

This fight won't be competitive in my opinion after seeing justin gaethje getting dropped badly by Oliveira before he got submitted in the 1st round. I don't trust Gaethjes chin on this one because hes been in to many wars and he's taken to much damage. Don't be be surprised if Rafael Fiziev knocks him out in the first round

[@Pman440]

Should be a five rounder

[@danielmohave8280]

Hoping ragnar wins this one

[@ramonsalazar32]

bro he looks like justin's long lost twin brother lol

[@Eagle_29-0]

Winner of this fight vs Dustin 🥵(nd i m hoping for a fiziev vs Dustin)

[@underdog209]

Chef Fiziev, let him cook!

[@hinglemccringleberry9494]

This guy would be fun to watch Volk, great match up

[@thefourfourfour9512]

Volk should worry about Topuria.

[@JACKIE_CHAN.652]

AZERBAIJAN RAFAEL 🇦🇿🙏💪👊😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘BROTHER

[@joshpaul6417]

ragnar lothbrook

[@SesiL42]

Rafa legenda

[@syedfaizal6830]

Inshallah ☝️

[@randymullins3555]

Unfortunate, this fight( J.G. won't last two rounds)won't further elevate Justin's career as he's merely a ( amazing) brawler who'll play directly into a knockout for Fiziev!

[@Thumbu-mz4up]

😂 say it again bro. Please explain what happened.

[@Sambo111]

Fan of street fights? What a father

[@adhsmv]

Welcome to Caucasus

[@theviolentone]

This guy represent kyrgyzstan or azerbaijan ?

[@ArcanumArcanorum17]

Kyrgyzstan did something against shias so now he's azerbaijan

[@imanariroll5699]

Azerbaijan

[@terminatorninja6746]

AzerBITCHyan not azerbaijan

[@imanariroll5699]

@@terminatorninja6746 ohh armenian i see

[@rchyngyzr]

@@terminatorninja6746 get out of here with that ridiculous mindset🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Pman440]

Ragnar Lothbrok for the win

[@stealingtomorrowband]

Glad it's 3 rounds ao Justin only has to last 15 mins.. i really hope that he doesn't get knocked out but i am 50-50 on this fight. Like Gaethje said RAF is hungry and dangerous and pretty talented. If they don't knock each other out im going with a draw haha

[@Masuud-xh2ws]

It will be a Banger. Justin doesn't like wrestling. Good grapplers can play comfortably with him, ex Khabib and Oliveira. Just striking with him is a bad idea.

[@horenzodipartendo8225]

congrats on dispatching ralphie dos nachos but that aint gaetche

[@0okcin605]

based

[@kenwahldhlamini8102]

This fight won't be competitive. Justin Gaethje has taken to much damage due the wars he's been in

[@0okcin605]

good english

[@handsomefatboy]

I can’t imagine if Fiziev would fight Tsarukyan someday, solve that Azerbaijani Armenian conflict in the cage! The octagon can represent Nagorno-Karabakh 😂

[@Code..GKQQNB]

No volume

[@ettorebugatti9354]

Exit the video then enter again.

[@landzzman]

Now is time gaetghe to show that is no like serone. If he loose he will be stay in ufc but not like Justin .

[@amlivinginhell]

Gaethje will piece up Rafael if Rafael is fighting reckless

[@medrayane6035]

Not really so because Fizier's pressure and cardio are phenomenal! I like Justin so much and I see him the one who is likely to be reckless. May the better one thrive !

[@saadwani9175]

I would say the opposite

[@Bathingwookie]

In an alternative reality lmao

[@bendover7841]

Could go either way. These guys are the same breed.

[@AutonovaAI]

Rafael Body Shots gonna do bits

[@liveforever9888]

Fiziev beat a bunch of cans and a washed up RDA. Justin will show him theres levels to this.

[@chaaapo_]

hope he sends justin to the shadow realm

[@ralphperez8212]

I got fizev by tko

[@okay9407]

gaethje will expose him.

[@nihzt]

🇦🇿

[@ayoubhasany1268]

Ragnar lothbrook

[@HB-gj7gd]

Copycat

[@ashkon916]

Thailand juicehead

[@Sickbrah92]

They need to smarten the presenter up. Lovely guy but not presentable at all.

[@Youafool500]

That’s why he is usually off screen on radio ! He still looks a scruff even in a suit and tie.

[@ataaslanov5991]

🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿

[@jedimindtricks5713]

It’s hard to support Fiziev considering that he’s an Azeri. Azerbaijan is committing some of the worst war crimes at the moment at the expense of Armenia. 🇦🇿👎🏻

[@adhsmv]

1. Don't confuse the politics with sport. Keep in mind that Makhachev is from Russia, Chimaev is from Sweden but Putin lover and yet they are being hyped. 2. Armenia is not so pure either. They did massacres against Azerbaijanis many times. Let's not forget where the war was, in Azerbaijan territory

[@adhsmv]

@Maxwell that's what I am saying. He is Chechen and even tho he is a citizen of one of the best countries yet being a Putler lover

[@jedimindtricks5713]

@@adhsmv Dumbest argument lmao

[@JG-ce3pu]

Is Fiziev committing those war crimes? Blaming citizens for things like that is a very dangerous way of thinking. Don’t confuse government with the people

[@TMeek94]

Brain dead comment

[@powerbis.1794]

He is nation's traitor!

[@Gematrinator]

This guy looks healthy as hell. Not a scratch or mark on him lol. No sunken eyes ect, i think he will beat justin