‘Rafael Nadal Come Here!’- UFC Star Challenges Tennis Great Rafael Nadal for an MMA Fight

Rafael Nadal is part of the big three tennis players who have dominated men’s tennis for the past two decades. However, the Spaniard recently pipped his two great rivals, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, by adding two more Grand Slam titles to his collection. Nadal has been in a phenomenal form this year and there’s hardly any doubt about his greatness.

Although another Rafael, the famous UFC fighter, Rafael Fiziev, is not happy with sharing the glory of his name with someone else. Recently, he challenged Nadal for a fight to decide which Rafael is the best.

Rafael challenges Rafael

The Mixed martial arts professional from Azerbaijan shares the same name as the legendary tennis player. However, the UFC fighter is not pleased with sharing the glory of his name. Recently, he challenged the Spaniard for a fight to decide who is the better Rafael in the sporting world.

“Now I wanna say, now we know who is the best Rafa in the UFC. And now I want to make a new challenge, who is the best Rafa in the sport. Rafael Nadal, come here,” he said after winning a fight.

Further, he also claimed that he can beat Nadal in tennis.

“I can beat him in his sport too,” he added.

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Although it sounds funny, it will be interesting to see how Nadal reacts to the challenge of the Azerbaijani fighter.

Rafael Nadal pulls out of the Wimbledon Championships

During his brilliant quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz, the Spaniard was struggling with a torn abdominal muscle. The 36-year-old was set to battle the Australian star, Nick Kyrgios, for a place in the final. However, a day before the match, he announced his withdrawal because of the injury.

With this, the hope of Nadal securing a Calendar Grand Slam comes to an end. Nonetheless, it has been a brilliant year for the Spaniard and fans will be hoping to see the mercurial Spaniard at the US Open.

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The final of the Wimbledon Championships 2022 will be played later today. Defending champion Novak Djokovic will clash with first-time finalist, Nick Kyrgios, for the Gentlemen’s Singles Trophy.