Rafael Fiziev Rejects Label as Product of Kyrgyz MMA, Praises Razhabali as a Phenomenon

Rafael Fiziev has firmly rejected the notion that he is a product of Kyrgyz martial arts, stating he considers himself self-made and extends the same view to Valentina Shevchenko. Fiziev credited the country's fighters — particularly Razhabali and Orolbai — as extraordinary talents shaped by natural conditions rather than any formal school, calling Razhabali a once-in-a-generation fighter who finishes every opponent. He also singled out Justin Gaethje, Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Jon Jones as athletes gifted with something exceptional from an early age.