Rafael Fiziev has agreed to step in to face Justin Gaethje in a rematch on less than two weeks' notice at UFC 313 on March 8.

Justin Gaethje will still compete at UFC 313 in Las Vegas, but it’ll be Rafael Fiziev instead of Dan Hooker who faces him.

Justin Gaethje will rematch Rafael Fiziev after his original UFC 313 opponent, Dan Hooker, suffered a broken hand.

Justin Gaethje became the BMF when he knocked out Dustin Poirier back in the summer of 2023. Gaethje was next in line to face ...

Rafael Fiziev has been announced as Dan Hooker's replacement against Justin Gaethje in the co-main event of UFC 313 on March ...

Fiziev was one of the first lightweights to offer his services as a replacement, along with Renato Moicano and Mateusz Gamrot ...

Following Dan Hooker's hand injury, Rafael Fiziev replaced him for a rematch against Justin Gaethje at UFC 313 on March 8 in ...

It was also clear that Fiziev would be ready and able to step-in with the 31-year-old striker regularly calling out opponents ...

Rafael Fiziev has just booked the biggest fight of his life on 10 days’ notice. The lightweight contender will rematch Justin Gaethje in a three-round co-main event at UFC 313 on March 8. Rafael ...

Justin Gaethje has a new opponent for the co-main event of UFC 313 in Las Vegas. The third-ranked lightweight contentder ...

Rafael Fiziev will replace the injured Dan Hooker at UFC 313 and face Justin Gaethje in the fight card's co-main event.

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