Rafael Fiziev on fighting friend Brad Riddell, thinks Islam deserves next title shot

Rafael Fiziev (10-1) discusses his lightweight fight against Brad Riddell (10-1) at UFC Fight Night on Dec. 4. Timestamps below 0:00 - Intro 0:16 - Correct pronunciation of his last name 0:37 - Fighting friend and former training partner Riddell 1:38 - Talking to Riddell on the phone before accepting the fight 2:30 - His manager saying the fight would never happen 2:58 - Ever fought a friend before? 3:14 - Last time he trained with Riddell 3:54 - Matchup against Riddell 4:41 - Training camp 5:44 - Justin Gaethje defeating teammate Michael Chandler 6:32 - Cardio issues last fight, anything different this time? 7:47 - Corner 8:52 - Prediction 9:11 - What’s next after this fight? 9:37 - Going back to Thailand 10:00 - Splitting time between Tiger Muay Thai and Sanford MMA going forward 10:16 - Having two fights left on UFC contract 11:11 - Why Islam Makhachev deserves the next title shot 12:04 - Islam defeating Dan Hooker 12:33 - Sponsors & Social Media ✔ SUBSCRIBE to our channel