One of the most famous MMA masters of Azerbaijan, Rafael Fiziev, will have an important fight of his career in a few hours.

Offsideplus.az reports that our 33-year-old athlete will test his strength in the lightweight category at the UFC313 tournament held in Las Vegas, USA.

His opponent is local athlete Justin Gaethje (25 wins, 5 losses).

Rafael (12 wins, 3 losses) is considered the favorite of the match, despite having fought 2 times less than his opponent in UFC competitions and being ranked lower in the rankings (11th place, Gaethje 3rd place). Experts attribute this to Fiziev's "hungry" for victory after a 500-day break, as well as his powerful hand and foot strikes.

In addition, we cannot forget the feeling of revenge. Our compatriot, nicknamed "Ataman", lost to Gaethje in the first of his last two fights in the UFC in 2023. Later, Fiziyev, who has been busy with the treatment of his knee injury for a long time, arrived in Las Vegas with ambition.

The fights of the main card, which includes Rafael Fiziyev, will begin on March 9 at 7:00 Baku time.

Good luck, Azerbaijani boy!