UFC Fight Island 2

Rafael Fiziev certainly won his fair share of fans. Fiziev enjoyed an impressive win over Marc Diakiese in their lightweight encounter on the main card of UFC Fight Island 2 last night. The Kyrgyzstani displayed brilliant head movement and striking, including a number of brutal and heavy body kicks throughout the 15-minute contest on his way to a unanimous decision victory. However, there was one moment in particular that stood out and that was when he entered the matrix while dodging what looked to be a fight-ending head kick from Diakiese. You can watch it below: https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1284658767942971392 https://twitter.com/UFC_CA/status/1284658432981848064 Fiziev Has History Of Entering The Matrix As we later learned, it wasn't the first time Fiziev -- who is also a kickboxing coach for Tiger Muay Thai -- has entered the matrix. It's something that seems to be a regular feature of his game based on this clip from a fight in Thailand. https://twitter.com/JoseYoungs/status/1284660528426565633 For his and Diakiese's efforts, they were both rewarded with Fight of the Night honors as they took home an extra $50,000. Fiziev's reaction notably went viral. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1284682039703166977 Of course, it also reopened the fighter pay debate as many felt professional fighters like Fiziev shouldn't have to be this excited about earning $50,000 -- especially as that bonus was likely more than his fight purse. But that's a story for another day.