The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Daniel Cormier TV - Rafael Fiziev says he’s “LUCKY” to get a SECOND CHANCE vs. Justin Gaethje at UFC 313

Episode Date: March 8, 2025

Rafael Fiziev is BACK on another episode of DC Check-In where the guys talk about his upcoming lightweight fight vs. Justin Gaethje at UFC 313. Fiziev is looking to avenge his loss to Gaethje at UFC 286 back in 2023. Fiziev says he feels LUCKY that Justin is giving him the opportunity to fight him again, and needs to capitalize on the opportunity. And Fiziev explains to DC why he declined several fights after his loss to Gamrot before accepting the Gaethje fight at UFC 313. Use my code "DCTV" at https://www.backyardbutchers.com/dc for 30% off your subscription! #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today we spoke earlier and you said I feel lucky to be getting this fight. How can you feel lucky to be getting this fight when all you've done in your UFC career up to this point? Because it's a, yeah, it's a second chance with a guy with a guy like Justin. First one, first time when I fight with him for me, he's like, wow, I fight with a guy like him, you know? Because when I'm just, before you see, I follow him, like I like his style, like I watch him. a lot and like I said like all my people who are around me my friends yeah we everybody love him where everybody like his style and almost his fans all my friends his fans honestly and I get it one time first time and now I get it

again yeah so that's why I say like I'm lucky you know when when you when you're in there right and you have like seen a guy and like you said you held him in such high regard at times it can be a little bit overwhelming So when I fought Anderson Silva, I look across and I go, shit. And that I'm fighting Anderson Silver, right? So it took me a little bit of time to snap out of that. Did you deal with that? Or were you able to just kind of fight them effectively from the very start?

I think a little bit, yeah, a little bit, yeah. I don't remember sure right now how it's, but maybe a little bit. Yeah. On the beginning, yeah, maybe a little bit on the beginning. When I, ah, yeah, I remember when I say, when I say him, like, we touch the gloves. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We touch the gloves. And he said, like, yes.

And he said, like, oh, I fight him. Fighting Justin Gates, right. A guy out. We touch the gloves and we have a fight. Start fighting. I remember, yeah. Yeah. You know, it's amazing how fast time has passed since that first fight.

The very beginning of the fight, you're fighting well, right? You're fighting, excuse me. Sorry. All right, you're fighting really good at the very beginning of the fight. As the fight went on, he kind of started to use his experience to pull away from you. What are you going to do to make sure that that doesn't happen again? Yeah, like a first fight, I also have a plan, like move a lot, not going to forward, not bone and bone, you know, and stay far from his jab, stay fight, far from the, this what he like.

The brawl. A close distance. This one. Ah, bam. Yeah, stay far from this. Use more distance. Use the timings. But this time I have to, I just have to follow this.

Yeah. Because before, on the first fight, I don't follow that. Like zero. You know, at 155, right? There's a lot of guys that have been there for a long time. So it's Dustin Porrier. Michael Chandler Justin Gachi

Now Islam And Sarukian has worked his way into that And so did you Were you surprised the first time you got to fight Gachi Because those guys have been unwilling To let the new guys in Right there's this great group of new guys It was you, Surukian

Gamrod but you guys always stayed like 6, 7, 8 Because you couldn't get those guys to fight you Were you surprised that he fought you the first time And are you surprised that he's fighting you the second time Yes, very very. surprised the first time and very surprised the second time like these guys who who you talk about this is everybody stars like a star they're all stars yeah and they want to fight just each other yeah yeah but the division has to move forward the division have to move and uh have to mix it

you know like i fight gaigi san bina san die no sandinia fought dusted yeah dustin but you guys started that before nobody could break in and then when justin fought you Everybody else kind of started to mix the younger guys in. And I don't believe for that first time. And right now it's same for me. Like, wow, I fight him again. It's his second chance. I'm like, well, let's go.

But before it might have been a little bit of a, like, I'm in all. But now it's more like I got to beat this guy, right? You got to feel like now this is an opportunity where you lost the just and then you got injured in the fight against, who do you fight? Gamrock, right? You got injured against Gamrodot, the fight behind. So now you've dropped two in a row. This one has to feel like an opportunity that you have to win, right?

Because if one went over Justin Gitchi, put you right back in line where you want to be. For me, it's the same. Like, yes, I like, wow, I fight Justin Gage and, like, I have to win. Yeah. Like a first fight also, like, oh, wow, I fight a Justin Gage and, like, I have to win him. Because, like, yeah, after, after the win, what has happened to me? Close to the belt. Yeah.

Can't fight with other. other star and like many many ways to open so it's it's both it's both I'm happy to fight him again like miracle and and I and I understand like I need to win I need that so much right now do you feel a little more pressure to get a victory this time or no honestly yeah yeah of course a little bit it's just two two lost two lost and on mr. two lost and I don't I not win like two more years. I know I don't feel this taste like my hand is raised. Yes. So, so right now it's very important to me. It's I can say this pressure to me. I think this is more motivate me. Yeah. Motivate me to make it smart.

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see dkng.com slash audio. So you do your training camp in Thailand. You like it there, huh? I like. You came in here with a jacket on like you're freezing. Like, what is happening out? Look outside. They'll rain, but this rain feel like snow, you know, for me.

Is it hot in Thailand? Very hot, yeah. It's 30, 35 plus 30, 35 degrees Celsius. Yeah. I don't know how much in Americans. Maybe like 90 degrees? Yeah. So how long have you been?

How long? Has you always trained in Thailand? Has it always been at that place? Yeah. Since 15. Wow 2015, I'm there I'm just

I do my camp sometime when I have time before fight I do in my camp in Kilcliffe Florida Yeah yeah yeah But this time Yeah

So Saturday we walk into the arena Right The feeling of being in there It's already been almost two years Like you said The feeling of being in there When you've been so close Because

I heard That you've been offered multiple fights over the course of this time, you're ready to fight since August. What do you anticipate it's going to feel like when you first walk into the arena and it's almost time to get going? Because that's a feeling that most can't truly understand. You know that feeling. I do, but what about you? When I start, when I start walk, when I hear my walk music, like, I forget about everything. I start to enjoy. Really, really, I love that and I start to enjoy 100%.

I forget about everything. I know I have a guy who I have to fight, and I don't think about anything. I'm going, and I know people watching me, people wait how I fight right now. People wait it, people want it, and I'm sure I believe I can show them what they want. So I'm really enjoying on this time.

Justin took you down last time. That's not something he does very often inside the octagon. You think he's going to try to wrestle a little more frequently this fight, or do you anticipate he's going to stand again? Because I believe he took you down because you're being so successful with your striking. I think he did it because he understands this fight going to the end to judges, and he need to make some points for the win. Yeah.

So maybe if this fight going the same to the judges, maybe he tried again. Maybe I try, who know. Have you been working on it? Have you been working on a take down the fence? You're not a guy that gets taken out very easily, but he was able to secure a couple. Chálezka, though? Has he been working on it? Who's he been working with?

Yeah, yeah, I'm working about it. Always, always wrestle, like, how many days a week. Always trained my wrestling. But yeah, he catch me on good time. Just timing, right? I remember, yeah, I go in like, because I remember. Close fight, you start going hard. I want to go one, two, three, and he, and he go down.

Level change. Level change and yeah, he get it. Yeah, this is an amazing fight. I cannot wait. I'm glad you got it, my man. Guys, Rafael Fazeev takes on Justin Gage this weekend at UFC 313 in the co-main event. Three-round fight.

Yeah. You wanted three rounds or five rounds? Oh, right now? No, three hours is that way. Three rounds are you? Right out of it. Just three, huh? Yeah. Things don't just to get you to the co-main event. Make sure you guys tapping everything he's doing. And like, subscribe and tell your friends.

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