Rafael Fiziev Provides Update on Knee Injury Suffered Against Mateusz Gamrot

Fans hoping that Rafael
Fiziev’s injury last month would not keep him on the shelf for
too long should feel relieved, as the 30-year-old striker recently
announced his successful surgery.

Fiziev (12-3) suffered the injury in Round 2 of his main-event
appearance against Mateusz
Gamrot (23-2) at UFC Fight Night 228 in September. Following a
competitive Round 1, Fiziev upped the forward pressure but suddenly
went down halfway through the second frame while throwing a right
kick at his opponent. What many suspected to be a knee injury was
soon confirmed to be an ACL tear. Interestingly, this isn’t the
first time “Ataman” has suffered an ACL injury.

Following a successful procedure, the mercurial UFC lightweight
took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share a message with his
fans.

“Just done surgery on my left acl. Same injury I had 3 years ago. I
will come back even stronger. Recovery starts now. Thanks for the
support”

Prior to his latest outing inside the Octagon, Fiziev lost a
hard-fought majority decision loss to Justin
Gaethje at UFC 286.