"I'm happy to be fighting at home. I'll be performing in front of my country and my people."

Offsideplus.az reports that Rafael Fiziyev said these words at a press conference held before UFC Fight Night. The Azerbaijani representative highly appreciated the support of the local fans: "The fans here are die-hard fans who love fighting. We had conversations together. The energy is great."

The 32-year-old fighter assessed the upcoming match and his opponent Ignacio Bahamondes: "I will force myself to fight better. It's hard for one person in the cage to try to make the fight go well. If both fighters are trying to make the fight go well, that's another matter. If Ignacio also wants to put on a show, thanks to him. I also want to take the bonus. We MMA fighters are ready to submit, to wrestle, to do anything. It will be difficult for the opponent to submit me."

"In the Caucasus region, wrestling is in our blood. It can be wrestling, it can be a fight on the feet. You can be sure of one thing, it will be interesting," R. Fiziyev said about the fight plan.

Rafael commented on the news about his weight change: "Before the fight with Justin Gaethje, I lost a light weight. So I thought, maybe I can fight at 66 kg? But the doctors said that this weight does not suit my body type."