Rafael Fiziev admits that the crowd influenced him in the loss of Justin Gaethje

Las Vegas – Rafael Fiziev opened its doors on the greatest dishes to take away from his first fight by Justin Gaethje.

Fiziev (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) brings things back with Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in the co-principal event of the UFC 313 from Saturday to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN + Pay-Per-View, EspNews / Disney +, ESPN +). He has not contributed since his disappearance since the tear of the ACL during a loss of TKO against Mateusz Gamrot in September 2023.

Fiziev lost his first fight at UFC 286 by majority decision.

“I think I learned from the first fight that I don’t have to follow the emotions. I don’t have to follow my character, “Fiziev told MMA Junkie and other journalists at a press conference on Wednesday. “Sometimes you have to forget your character and stay cold, follow the match plan.”

The fighter Tiger Muay Thai admits that he was attracted to trying to fight after hearing the reaction of the crowd, who threw him from his game plan.

“This is my decision. These are my decisions during the fight because, as I said, I followed my emotions, ”added Fiziev. “I heard the arena. I heard how people were screaming when we had an action.

“I heard my corners. They said: “Hey, move, get back – no need to go ahead”, but inside, I think: “No guy, look: the arena gets crazy, it’s a bonus and I want the arena to scream more. This is what I thought in the fight. »»

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