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Rafael Fiziev has listed the three UFC lightweight contenders he would prefer to square off against in his next outing inside the octagon.
According to the No.11-ranked 155-pound fighter, Gregor Gillespie (No.10), Rafael dos Anjos (No.6) and Tony Ferguson (No.7) are the three most viable options out there.
Dos Anjos (30-13) is a former UFC lightweight champion, while Ferguson (25-6) has held the interim title once. Gillespie (14-1), on the other hand, is a former regional lightweight champ at the Ring of Combat (ROC) MMA promotion.
During the most recent episode of The MMA Hour YouTube show, Fiziev (11-1) told renowned combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani that he can contest for various special titles in encounters versus the three above mentioned stars.
"It feels like a good idea, why not? With Gillespie, [it can be] who is the best fisherman in the UFC? Rafael dos Anjos, who is the best Rafa in the UFC? And also Tony Ferguson, he does not have a fight right now. Who does the best smack elbows in the UFC? Like Tony or me? All these are good [questions to ask]... I don't know, I think who is the best Rafa is maybe [my top choice at the moment]," said Fiziev.
Watch Rafael Fiziev in conversation with Helwani through the Zoom machine below:
Rafael Fiziev defeated Brad Riddell at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo last weekend
Rafael Fiziev is coming off a dominant performance last Saturday. He beat No.14-ranked lightweight contender Brad Riddell via KO at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo aka UFC Vegas 44.
The duo featured in the co-main event inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fiziev finished Riddell with a spinning wheel kick at a time of 2:20 in the third and final round.
'Ataman' has now won five fights on the trot since being knocked out by Magomed Mustafaev at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik in April 2019.
He has also bagged a couple of $50,000 'Fight of the Night' and 'Performance of the Night' bonus awards each during this period.
