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“Ataman” rocked and dropped Manuel Torres with a spinning wheel kick, then put his reeling foe away with a barrage of punches 15 seconds into Round 2 of their lightweight clash on Saturday at National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. Fiziev’s spectacular finish seems even better considering the fact that he was dealing with extenuating circumstances in that moment.
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“This guy is strong, he [has] reach, long hands, power,” Fiziev said in an interview with the UFC. “…[His] last jab on my eye, I didn’t see anything when I opened my both eyes, but when I closed my left eye, I see good.
“Beginning of the second round, I didn’t see anything. I opened my two eyes, I didn’t see anything, like everything double. I think, OK, I’m just throwing spinning back kick because I don’t need the eye to see that, and I throw it like, ‘Oh, man.’”
It was a much-needed performance for Fiziev, who had lost four of his last five Octagon appearances and was coming off a second-round TKO loss to Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 325 in January.
“I’m feeling amazing, man. After this loss in Australia, [to] come back like that, I feel good, I feel great,” he said. “Zero pressure, zero pressure.
“It’s a very special win, of course. It’s a very special win in my career, because it’s a black line, …last five fights, four lost, and only two bonuses in all of these five losses. And now it’s the third one, so I’m happy.”
Eyeing the BMF
Looking ahead, Fiziev has interest in fighting for the BMF title, which is currently held by Charles Oliveira. Fiziev was slated to face the popular Brazilian last October at UFC Rio before he was forced to withdraw from the card due to injury.
“Honestly, I believe [in the] UFC, I believe [in matchmaker] Sean Shelby. I want to fight BMF maybe, because we already have some story with Charles, and I can’t get it last time,” he said. “But if not, I don’t care.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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