LAS VEGAS – Rafael Fiziev opened up on the largest takeaways from his first Justin Gaethje battle.
Fiziev (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) runs issues again with Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 313 co-main occasion at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+). He hasn’t competed since tearing his ACL in a TKO loss to Mateusz Gamrot in September 2023.
Fiziev misplaced their first battle at UFC 286 by majority choice.
“I feel I realized from the primary battle I don’t need to observe feelings. I don’t need to observe my character,” Fiziev informed MMA Junkie and different reporters at a information convention Wednesday. “Typically it’s important to neglect about your character and keep chilly, observe recreation plan.”
The Tiger Muay Thai fighter admits he acquired lured into making an attempt to brawl after listening to the group’s response, which swayed him from his recreation plan.
“It’s my choice. It’s my choices through the battle as a result of, like I stated, I adopted my feelings,” Fiziev added. “I heard the sector. I heard how individuals had been screaming after we had some motion.
“I heard my corners. They had been saying, ‘Hey, transfer, step again – no must go ahead a lot,’ however inside I’m considering, ‘No guys, look: The sector goes loopy, it’s a bonus and I need the sector screaming extra.’ That’s what I used to be considering within the battle.”
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