Rafael Fiziev promises a fight to the limit at UFC 325 and sends a message to Mauricio Ruffy: 'Ready to die'

Rafael Fiziev preparing for UFC 325. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

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Rafael Fiziev made it clear that he intends to take the fight to the extreme at UFC 325, this Saturday (31), in Sydney, Australia. On the eve of facing Mauricio Ruffy , the Kazakh lightweight (up to 70,3 kg) raised the tone when talking about the duel and promised a fight at the physical limit, treating the octagon as an environment where only the most prepared survive.

In a video released by the UFC channel, the ninth-ranked fighter showed confidence when commenting on the final stage of his preparation and reinforced that he expects to face the best version of Ruffy. Fiziev highlighted the importance of being willing to go the extra mile in high-level fights and stated that he only accepts sharing the octagon with opponents ready for anything, including death.

"The camp is over. Now I'm going to lose weight and then crush it. In the cage, we enjoy ourselves, we cook. The cage is like a kitchen. We love to cook and eat. But, before entering the cage, there's one important thing: it's a catwalk… I've faced many people like him ( Mauricio Ruffy ) in my life. They all wanted to defeat me. Unfortunately, many of those people went back home."

“I was born with this and I was born for this. I need him to have the best fight of his life. I need a tough opponent. I want to leave my whole soul in the cage. I'm ready for anything and I want him to be ready for anything too. And, above all, we both have to be ready to die, man,” Rafael Fiziev told the UFC channel.

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Currently ranked 14th, Mauricio Ruffy faces Rafael Fiziev and could make a significant leap in the division with a victory. Check out the UFC 325 fight card below (subject to change).

UFC 325 fight schedule

MAIN CARD – starting at 23 PM (Brasilia time)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes – Title fight

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Dan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint Denis

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld x Jamie Mullarkey

PRELIMINARY CARD – starting at 19 PM (Brasilia time)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Junior Tafa vs. Billy Elekana

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston x Cody Brundage

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun x Torrez Finney

Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Jonathan Micallef vs. Oban Elliott

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kaan Ofli x Yi Zha

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): SangWook Kim x Dom Mar Fan

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sulangrangbo x Lawrence Lui

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Aaron Tau vs. Namsrai Batbayar

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