Fan-favorite striker, Rafael Fiziev has been urged against a targeted featherweight division drop by former UFC title challenger, Chael Sonnen in his next outing, with the latter claiming a weight class drop would “shorten” the striking star’s combat sports career.
Fiziev, who returned to action on just weeks’ notice at UFC 313 last weekend, suffered his third consecutive loss in a back-and-forth unanimous decision loss to former interim champion, Justin Gaethje in their hotly-contested rematch in Las Vegas.
Previously facing off with Gaethje in the UK back in 2023, Kazakh striker, Rafael Fiziev would force a majority decision on that occasion against the former symbolic BMF gold holder, in another contentious loss.