Rafael Fiziev is considering a big change in his career after he has fallen again by Justin Gaethje.
After he agreed to late notification to save the UFC 313 Co-Main event last Saturday, Fiziev was closely defeated by Gaethje for the second time.
Justin Gaethje again showed the fan base why he is generally considered the most exciting hunter ever to get into the Octagon, making him possibly place in a lightweight conflict.
Rafael Fiziev, on the other hand, unfortunately was handed over his third loss in a row and was left behind what his next step will be.
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Chael Sonnen wonders the admission of Rafael Fiziev's featherweight
A few days away from his fight against 'the peak', Fiziev revealed that he is considering a switch to featherweight.
Not only that, but Fiziev also teased that he already booked his next fight after the Azeri UFC matchmaker, Hunter Campbell, met, where the meeting apparently disappeared well.
However, the potential relocation of the 32-year-old move to 145 pounds has been questioned by the UFC legend, Chael Sonnen, who gave his opinion on the next steps of Fiziev.
“Fiziev's down man, he's in the dumps, he feels the post fighting blues and he is talking about changing weight classes and I don't think it's great,” Sonen began to explain in a video on his YouTube.
“He is very, very competent … I would have been nice if Fiziev had built a bridge to (a lightweight calling),” Chael went on.
The UFC legend also claimed that Fiziev would have been better off asking the promotion if he could be the backup for the upcoming UFC 314 fight between Paddy Pimblett and Michael Chandler.
“Fiziev is talking about going to 145 pounds, first of all, that is not a great idea, the years of your career and when the entire career is done, the only thing that really is the money and the kilometers.
“You will shorten your career by going to 145 pounds, and historically you can't find me examples of when that worked,” he continued.
Who could fight Rafael Fiziev in featherweight?
Despite the warning from Sonen, Fiziev's switch to featherweight seems relatively threatening. With the division wide open after the title holiday of Ilia Topuria, Fiziev was able to find himself in the title with only one big win.
Number seven arranged Arnold Allen, and number four arranged, Movsar Evloev are both without a fight, and despite the fact that Evloev is about to be a title shot, he will have to wait at the peak of Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes.
Another potential matchup for Fiziev is a fight against Giga Chikadze, who would undoubtedly be a Spitse's pleasure.
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