Excited by Victory, Rafael Fiziev Challenges Charles Oliveira for the UFC BMF Belt: 'I Want to Be Champion'

Charles backstage at the UFC. Photo: Courtesy of Facebook/UFC

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Raphael Fiziev rediscovered victory in UFC BakuIn the main fight of the event held this Saturday (27), in Azerbaijan, the home athlete showed all his striking quality and knocked out Manuel Torres In the second round. Excited by the impressive victory, which earned him one of the 'Performance of the Night' bonuses, 'Ataman' is aiming for big fights in the lightweight division (70,3 kg) and already has his ideal opponent in mind.

Still in the octagon, Fiziev, who regained his confidence after being knocked out by Mauricio Ruffy, tried to challenge Charles of the Bronx, former UFC champion. It's true that the striker didn't mention the Brazilian's name.

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However, since the athlete openly expressed his desire to compete for the 'BMF' (baddest motherfucker) belt, currently held by the veteran, the message becomes clear. In any case, Fiziev will hardly get what he wants, given that 'The Enlightened One', with two consecutive victories, aims to measure his strength against... Justin gaethje, current category champion.

"BMF belt? Who doesn't want to be the BMF? I want to be the BMF champion," said the fighter.

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With an eye on the belt of @CharlesDoBronxs!! 👀

Check out what the @RafaelFiziev he said after having his arm raised in #UFCBaku! 🗣️

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Athletes almost fought

The interesting thing is that the fight between Charles of the Bronx e Raphael Fiziev It was made official. Originally, the athletes were to headline UFC Rio, an event held in October, but 'Ataman' suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from the event, being replaced by... Mateusz gamrot.