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 soon after their first fight — claiming he is not “deserving” to stand opposite the Arizona striker already again.
Fiziev, the current number eleven ranked lightweight contender, will draft in to this weekend’s UFC 313 co-headliner against Gaethje, replacing an injury-stricken, Dan Hooker, with the Kiwi forced from the card due to a hand fracture.
And first fighting the former symbolic BMF champion at UFC 286, Kazakh-born striker, Fiziev saw his roughshod run through the lightweight ranks halted in a controversial majority decision loss in London.