Dos Anjos took to the ring on Saturday night, 9, to face Rafael Fiziev, from Kazakhstan, and was defeated after suffering a knockout in the fifth round.
On the night of this Saturday, 9, Rafael Dos Anjos went to the octagon to face Rafael Fiziev in the main event of the UFC event. Fighting in the lightweight division, the fighters had a fight with a lot of striking on both sides, however, the Kirgiz fighter was better and knew how to take advantage of the advantages he had over the Brazilian.
With a great performance in the standup fight, Fiziev scared Dos Anjos, who needed to reduce the space to stop suffering with the blows. After accepting the opponent’s attacks, the Brazilian chose to press in the clinch and sought several takedowns, which were masterfully defended by the Kyrgyz.
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Even facing the main challenge of his career, the fighter from Kazakhstan was not scared and sought to take advantage of the opportunities that arose. The scenario of the fight remained the same and the Brazilian had a lot of difficulty in really bothering his opponent.
In the final stretch of the fourth round, Dos Anjos finally managed to take the fight to the ground, but stopped in a great defense by Fiziev. Without being effective in the fight, the Brazilian saw the fifth round arrive and, being behind in the score, needed to be more active in the fight to try to get the victory.
However, right at the beginning of the fifth round, at 18 seconds, Rafael Fiziev landed a beautiful left hook and knocked the Brazilian down. Going up, the Kyrgyz was efficient and ended the fight with a knockout. Coming to his 12th victory in his career, the fighter showed that he has a future in the division and placed himself as a possible contender for the fight for the belt.
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