Rafael Fiziev Over 'Sad' Loss to Justin Gaethje, Jokes About Being 'Humble' | UFC Fight Night 228

UFC Fight Night 228 headliner Rafael Fiziev spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for his lightweight bout vs. Mateusz Gamrot on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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[@SuperUnknown905]

Can’t help but to love this guy. Great addition to the UFC.

[@GARCIAOFFICAL]

Love hearing Ragnar Lothbrok always

[@mannyhart2311]

Fiziev is such a cool guy. Excellent fighter and great sense of humor

[@qaching]

THIS GUY CAN MOTHER FUCKING FIGHT

[@Mr-E.]

Dude looks like Ragnar Lothbrook from Vikings

[@coreyrice8607]

This dudes a legit badass. ❤ the “humble pie” comment

[@justinvalencia3700]

Damn he looks like he aged 10years after that beat down

[@tokiburoak7457]

why because he shaved his head?

[@shark4sk]

Fiziev is cool 😎😎😎😎

[@TheChamp91100]

IF FIZIEV DOESNT KO GAMROT IN ROUND 1.. ITS GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT

[@jasonborotra4208]

And if Gamrot can't crouch sniff the whole time it will be tough time.

[@Noisycowonline]

If the fight is still live at the 7.;5 min mark put it all on Gamrot. Fiziev will gas out.

[@eighty6ix687]

This can be like fiziev v dos anjos, very competitive at first then he kos gamrot

[@wildberry752]

Fiziev KOd RDA in round 5

[@seriustraco]

@@jasonborotra4208difference is Gamrot has the cardio to keep trying all night long, fiziev doesn’t.

[@andrewa140]

Yeah if the guy doesn't understand what "focused on" means I'm sure he's going to understand what "dialed in" means ....jesus christ these people ask a question and when the fighter doesn't understand them they almost always ask a question that's harder to interpret

[@user-wg8iw5mj8f]

These reporters need to use their brains, train them and make the interview easy and simple to make these fighters feel comfortable.

[@ItsameAlex]

there's only so many iq points in the world

[@DmDaPDm]

Lol I learned how to cook humble pie, fair play brother

[@kigrey3994]

Better shot selection and he’s future champion. He learned with Gaethje you can’t just outbang everyone but minor adjustments and he’ll be right back to devastating KO’s.

[@kinsleeelliott6277]

Yupp! You hit it the nail right in the head with the hammer! Dude something special for sure! Minor set back that all!

[@user-ig1tt1jq9n]

True. He needs to be more technical

[@bi-kingjami1448]

cardio is the problem n justin justin won lst 2 minute of the fight ..

[@unbecoming2007]

U get to the top 5 and they are all mad dogs. Fitting because Gaethje had to learn this lesson too. Who better to give it to him than Justin ? He lost no shine from his L to Gaethje anyway. Everyone already knows Fizzy is a savage.

[@johno30197]

fiziev gamrot gonna be firework's insane violence definitely incoming

[@tandindorji5139]

Fiziev is the real deal🎉

[@FouriousBear]

Nice guy.. he seems to be cool guy.. I wish him good luck but not this saturday.. Only Gamer!! 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

[@RexxorDDG]

I guess we are gonna see if those new "stalling" rules are gonna come into play or not.

[@thejawaiian9897]

Dont worry neither of these guys stall

[@carlosramirez3695]

Fiziev fighting style gets double shaka 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@poopywelder]

That was a hell of a fight him and Justin …dudes tough as fuck

[@bluesky8872]

I am concerned, Rafa needs his long hair for POWER. 💪

[@300blkreepin]

Lets go Fiziev!!! 2 round TKO.

[@wayfaringstranger8430]

Perfect prediction 🤣

[@josephmonte4416]

He can find many things too improve striking and takedown defense.that im sure he has. Since the last fight.who would have thought him and his aponent would be coming fresh off a legit loss.

[@bojiden9830]

Gamrot is coming off a win

[@jasonborotra4208]

​@@bojiden9830a split decision he barely got.

[@user-fd6pq4uc6k]

​@@jasonborotra4208it's still a win you fkwit

[@ItsameAlex]

it will be a good fight I think..

[@jordanl1761]

English getting better

[@therodentryresistance95]

Hail King Ragnar ⚔️

[@RASTAMMA88]

Catholic Ragnar is that you??

[@jasonborotra4208]

He is Muslim...

[@WoundedWabbajack]

​@@jasonborotra4208its a reference to a show

[@fish-eZ]

YOU GUYS ARE FORGETTING RAFAEL FIZIEV VS RDA

[@ayoubte4651]

Can he wrestle that the Question ❓ oh this match will be good

[@kg356]

Im wishing the best for this guy but honestly feel like him and Gamrot are too small for the division. Hope they drop down to 145 sooner than later!

[@badguyenjoyer]

What are you talking about? Fiziev the same size as gaethje and gamrot cuts a good amount of weight and both balloon up to prolly 170 fight night or a lil under it

[@kg356]

@@badguyenjoyer nah Gaethje looked way bigger than Fiziev

[@user-wg8iw5mj8f]

It’s obvious they are short compared to other LWs..dunno much about the weight but i believe they all weigh t

[@tokiburoak7457]

He can try to convince himself that he is Azeri or Kyrgyz but he is definitely Ethnic Russian. He needs to come to terms with that.

[@imanariroll5699]

his father is azeri, so it means that he is azeri as well

[@Danny888_]

Ragnar Lothbrok

[@user-dc9yv4rf1f]

Good luck

[@acecopularmma]

Full Ragnar lothbrok

[@sapnil5064]

If anyone thinks that gamrot won't be able to control him on the ground i wanna know why would you think that??? Is it because he handled RDA's wrestling and grappling??? No disrespect to RDA but he's not that good of a wrestler and grappler. Not only did he got out grappled by grapplers he also got out grappled by striker(Leon)🤦 so I don't think it is smart thinking if you think he won't be able to hold him down. On the other hand, Gamrot takes Arman down a couple of times and also controled him for a bit. Though I think Gamrot lost that fight. Arman pretty clearly won round 1,2 and 4. But still, his wrestling and grappling were a little bit better than Arman's. And we all know how good is Arman, right??? So I think Gamrot can take him down and control him. Even if he gets back to his feet he has the cardio to repeat this process for 25 mins. I'm not saying he'll win the fight for sure but it's more likely to win the fight if he fights smartly. He knows he doesn't have good boxing defense so he shouldn't strike for too long against an elite striker like Fiziev. Take him down in the first 30 seconds of every round and control him the rest of the round and he'll get the big W. I'm expecting a fight like Yan vs Merab. Yan got excellent TKD but still Merab's chain wrestling and cardio was way too much for him. And I know it can also look like Volk vs Islam as Rafa has a little bit of a Sambo background and Rafa and Volk have the same kinda physique. So low center of gravity might also help him to get back to his feet. But still, I think Gamrot will be able to control him and if he gets back to his feet he'll take him down again and again and again. Rafa won't be able to set up his strikes to ko/tko him. Peace✌️

[@TheItFactorMMA]

Fiziev does not look like he wants to be there….

[@sebastianhuang]

Im so scared because justin destroy tony and now tony keep losing. I hope this doesnt happen to him

[@miguelcastillo8801]

Ragnar the great

[@kiesdo3908]

Why does he looks mad

[@user-ig1tt1jq9n]

So glad he cut his hair. That silly bling hair looked goofy.

[@benpurer415]

John Morgan is the worst

[@tyrone4u559]

Lol, i love all these comments saying how super bad this dude Fiziev is the same b.s. they were saying before Gaethje whipped his cocky ass.,

[@Ozar3]

After Gaethje he is never gonna be the same.. Gamrot i going to maul him

[@Aesthetics622]

Brother I think he needs more pie 🥧 Justin where are you brother 😅

[@ed00r]

hair loss is a loss