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UFC 325 tournament is held in Sydney, Australia. As part of the tournament, in the third fight of the night in terms of importance, Azerbaijani fighter Rafael Fiziyev, who is ranked ninth in the UFC lightweight division, and Brazilian Mauricio Ruffy, who is ranked 14th, faced each other.
Idman.Biz reports that Mauricio Ruffy defeated Rafael Fiziyev by technical knockout in the 4:30 minute of the second round.
Mauricio Ruffy made a spectacular return to the winning path by stopping Rafael Fiziyev in the second round, thus paving the way to the Top-10 in the lightweight division.
Ruffy, who always fights calculatedly and economically, only began to find some success towards the end of the first round, but at this time he regularly allowed Fiziyev to dictate the terms of the fight and control the pace. However, shortly after the middle of the second round, the 29-year-old fighter landed a strong direct right punch from the center, which seriously shook Fiziyev. Ruffy did not allow his opponent to recover, constantly kept him under pressure, and finished the job with an early victory.
This is a big win for Ruffy after a devastating loss to Benoit Saint-Denis in Paris last September. Over the past few months, he has been trying to take his level to a new level by training with Alexander Volkanovski and the "City Kickboxing" team, and the first results look very promising.
It should be noted that Rafael Fiziyev is 32 years old. In his professional career, he already has 13 wins and 5 losses, nine of which were ahead of schedule. The 29-year-old Mauricio Ruffy has been performing among professionals since 2016. After the victory in Sydney, his record is 13 wins and 2 losses.
