Rafael Fiziev decided to defend teammate Petr Yan in his loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night 221 in Las Vegas. According to him, Petr Yan went to the “unhealthy” fight.
“Maybe one day he will talk about it himself, I won’t say, but he had two serious injuries that most wouldn’t fight. He came out, tried to put on a show for everyone, he didn’t want to cancel the fight because people wanted to see him, someone came from Russia, from afar. He tried. It’s just that we won’t talk about such things, because then everyone will start wagging their tongues like a broom, that they’ve lost their way and are looking for excuses. If he wants, he will say everything himself,” he said.
At the same time, Fiziev also responded to fans who argue that Ian should leave the UFC because he can’t stand the competition: “I think he absolutely shouldn’t leave the UFC. Number two lost to number three and everyone seems to call it off. Are you serious? How can a person be fired in such a position? Merab did a great job in this fight. Here, you have to excite the brains of people who say a bit of such things.”
Note that Rafael Fiziev himself will fight in the octagon this weekend with American Justin Gaethje as part of the UFC 286 tournament in London.
