Azerbaijani fighter Rafael Fiziev lost to American athlete Justin Gaethje at number 286 in the joint main fight of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament.
The duel lasted all three rounds declared by the rules and ended with the victory of Gaethje by the decision of the referees.
For Gaethje, this was the 24th victory in his professional career. In total, he spent 28 fights in which he suffered four defeats. Before fighting Fiziev, the American fighter was defeated in the title fight: he lost to Charles Oliveira.
For Fiziev, this was his first defeat to Magomed Mustafaev since April 2019, and the second in his career. In total, he spent 14 fights at the professional level.
It was previously reported that the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s fighter is Conor McGregor. said He said he plans to play two matches by the end of the year. The 34-year-old McGregor’s last fight was in a duel with American Dustin Poirier at the UFC 264 tournament. The match was completed in the first round, resulting in the Irishman breaking his foot.