Justin Gaethje is set to remater an old rival in his return to the Octagon after his first opponent withdrew.
'The highlight' was due to hooker in the Co-Main event of UFC 313; His first fight since he was eliminated by Max Holloway for the BMF belt on UFC 300 in April. Hooker, however, was forced with an injury, which means that the promotion was needed to book a new fight.
Now Gaethje will be confronted with a man he defeated once before in London, while looking at it to make a last run for UFC Gold. He is one of the rare contenders who still has to lose from Islam Makhachev, and the champion has regularly explained his wish to fight the fan's favorite.
Justin Gaethje vs Rafael Fiziev 2 booked for UFC 313 Co-Main event
In a post leaked by the UFC Australia Instagram account, a poster was shared in which Justin Gaethje vs Rafael Fiziev was booked for UFC 313. Dana White then made the announcement officer in an Instagram Live video where he dropped other news about future shows.
“The new Co-Main event before March 8 in Las Vegas will be Gaethje vs Fiziev,” White confirmed. 'I don't know how much I have to sell Ghje for you! Before his last fight, Fiziev had six consecutive implementing bonuses, including his first fight with Gaethje. '
The news comes after Hooker had sustained a break in his hand that would force him from the fight in Las Vegas. Fiziev immediately went to social media to offer his services, and his wish was clearly awarded for a fast rematch.
He simply wrote: “Let's go back @justin_gaethje”, and it seems that the promotion saw the fight and fought immediately.
Justin Gaethje defeated Rafael Fiziev two years ago in First Showdown
In the past, beating Rafael Fiziev was sufficient to earn Justin Gaethje a fight for the empty BMF title on UFC 291. He first had to come through the inhabitant of Kazakhstan, who until now was on a six-Fight winning streak, including a scout of former champion Rafael Dos Anjos.
The couple pointed a fight of the night on UFC 286 in the O2 Arena in London who both won $ 50,000 bonuses and Gaethje on their way to the Gimmick Belt. Then Fiziev quickly returned in September against Mateusz Gamrot.
However, that fight ended in a disaster when a leg injury forced him to stop the fight and Gamrot saw his hand when the winner stuck. Both men were supposed to have been in the race for the newly planned Gaethje fight.
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