Lightweight strikers clash at UFC 325
This is the UFC 325 live blog for Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy, the main card lightweight bout Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
Fiziev is currently tied for the No. 11 spot at 155 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings.
Coming off of a much-needed win over Ignacio Bahamondes, Fiziev (13-4) now looks to make the long, arduous climb back into title contention. Fiziev had lost three straight fights before beating Bahamondes, including an injury loss to Mateusz Gamrot that forced him out of action for 17 months. Now back on the winning track, Fiziev aims to fend off Ruffy and earn himself a high-ranked opponent his next time out.
Ruffy (12-2) suffered his first UFC loss in September when he tapped to a Benoit Saint Denis face crank at UFC Paris. That result has done little to dull the buzz around the Fighting Nerds striker, who scored the one of the best knockouts of 2025 when he floored veteran King Green with a spinning wheel kick. Ruffy has won 11 fights via KO/TKO and is dead set on adding Fiziev to his highlight reel.
Check out the UFC 325 live blog for Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy below.
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