Justin Gaethje also revealed that it was only when his late notice rematch with Rafael Fiziev was put together that he decided to watch back their meeting at UFC 286. In their first encounter, ‘The Highlight’ overcame a tough start to the fight to come away with a majority decision win, earning another fight of the night bonus in the process.
During his appearance at the UFC 313 media day, Gaethje admitted that he had tuned into his previous fight to get himself ready for his upcoming encounter against Fiziev. However, he giggled while revealing what he did to avoid the footage of getting knocked out. Gaethje said:
Paul Felder agrees that a “more reckless” Justin Gaethje is his best chance of beating Rafael Fiziev again at UFC 313.
Head-to-toe Lightweight bout breakdown for their co-main event match this weekend (Sat., March 8, 2025) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The UFC 313 co-main event is shaping up to be quite the spectacle with Justin Gaethje teasing a return to an even more aggressive fighting style for his rematch with Rafael Fiziev.