Rafael Fiziev injures knee, Mateusz Gamrot victorious via TKO in UFC Vegas 79 main event
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to us today, September 23, 2023, for UFC Vegas 79, going down live from the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada.
Headlining the event was a match up of lightweight contenders as no. 6 ranked former kickboxing champion Rafael Fiziev (12-3) met no. 7 ranked former KSW champ-champ Mateusz Gamrot (23-2).
Fiziev lost his most recent outing to no. 2 ranked Justin Gaethje, a fight he went into on a six-fight win streak, bringing his octagon record to 6-2 in the process. Gamrot on the other hand came in off a win over Jalin Turner following defeat to no. 4 ranked Beneil Dariush, bringing his promotional record to 5-2.
Continue reading to see how this epic lightweight main event went down:
Official Result: Matesuz Gamrot def. Rafael Fiziev via TKO (injury) 2:03 of round two
Gamrot lands two good right hands in round one as Fiziev is switching stances, and is also landing good leg kicks early on. Fiziev too lands good combinations with his hands and shows incredible flexibility in his takedown defense.
Gamrot secures an early takedown to begin round two before Fiziev works his way back to his feet.
Fiziev lands a heavy right body kick and immediately falls to his back, as it appears he tore a ligament in his left knee, stopping the fight in its tracks midway through round two.
Rafael Fiziev drops his second-straight defeat, while Mateusz Gamrot improves his streak to two-straight tonight at UFC Vegas 79.
this sucks. what a sad ending to what was going to be an awesome fight. #UFCVegas79 pic.twitter.com/SPrtq4b96z
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) September 24, 2023
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