Rafael Fiziev rejects label as product of Kyrgyz MMA system

Rafael Fiziev has distanced himself from the Kyrgyz martial arts school, stating he considers himself self-made and does not identify as a product of that country's combat sports tradition. Fiziev also praised fighters such as Razhabali and Justin Gaethje as generational talents, comparing their innate abilities to those of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Jon Jones.