Justin Gaethje slams Rafael Fiziev after the latter accused him of running during most of their fight.
In March 2023, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev went to war for three rounds during the UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman III main card. Once the dust settled, ‘The Highlight’ emerged victorious by majority decision, ending the six-fight win streak of ‘Ataman.’
Fiziev recently did an interview with The AllStar and talked about various topics, including his loss against Gaethje. While discussing the three-round slugfest, ‘Ataman’ accused ‘The Highlight’ of running during their fight by saying:
“[Gaethje] run away from me for two rounds, he run away. He started to win [against] me only after an eye poke because my eye doesn’t see anything. Big wide circle on my right eye the whole fight, big wide circle. I didn’t see anything with my right eye. He fight good only after eye poke and round three when I started to get tired. He ran away for two rounds.”
Rafael Fiziev’s comments were re-posted on X and became somewhat controversial. Justin Gaethje saw the video and responded by saying:
“Not a good look here. I hit him so hard he forgot which eye got poked. Your right eye got torched by my right hand kid.”
Watch Rafael Fiziev accuse Justin Gaethje of running when they fought below: