Fiziev disavows ties to Kyrgyz MMA school, praises Radjabali and Orolbai as phenomena

Rafael Fiziev has distanced himself from being labeled a product of the Kyrgyz martial arts school, saying he considers himself self-made. He also disputed that Valentina Shevchenko should be classified as a product of that system, pointing to her coach Pavel Fedotov's Korean taekwondo background and her years of training abroad. Fiziev praised fighters like Radjabali and Orolbai as exceptional talents, comparing their rare gifts to those of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Justin Gaethje.