After knocking out Dos Anjos, Rafael Fiziev challenges Rafael Nadal: 'four rounds of tennis and one of MMA'

R. Fiziev at a press conference after the UFC Las Vegas 58 (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube)

After a brutal knockout Rafael dos Anjos in the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 58, last Saturday (9), Raphael Fiziev set its sights on another “namesake”: Rafael Nadal. After the unusual challenge to the tennis star while still on top of the octagon, the Kazakh, who represents Azerbaijan, spoke about the matter at the post-event press conference.

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Asked about the reason for challenging Rafael Nadal to a fight, Raphael Fiziev He was succinct in his response.

“His name is Rafael (laughs)”, replied the fighter.

As for the rules of the duel with the Spaniard, Raphael Fiziev was willing to face Nadal for four rounds of tennis, as long as the fifth and final round is played in MMA.

“We can play tennis in the first round, tennis in the second round, maybe tennis in the third round, ok, fourth round tennis, fifth round MMA (laughs). Main fight”, joked Fiziev.

It is not known how the performance of Raphael Fiziev with the tennis racket and ball, but the fact is that, inside the Octagon, the Kazakh/Azerbaijani has been successful in the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg). With the victory over Rafael dos Anjos, “Ataman” now has six consecutive victories in Ultimate and should get closer to the top 5 in the category in the next ranking update.