Muhammad Mokaev is taking his profession one fight at a time.
Mokaev hopes to vary the UFC’s opinion of him by continuing to prove he’s the absolute best.
The previous flyweight contender shockingly wasn’t re-signed to the promotion after going 7-0 contained in the Octagon.
On November 7, he’ll look to potentially take a step closer to a UFC return.
Mokaev could have an inaugural title fight lined up, but he still has greater plans for the long run.
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Throughout the fight week press conference on November 5, Mokaev was asked about what’s next for him.
While he’s all the time focused on the duty at hand and maintaining his undefeated record, there have been two targets that the elite flyweight mentioned.
Mokaev jokingly made reference to fighting the person sat to his left on the press conference, the present bantamweight champion, Borislav Nikolic.
Nikolic, who is ready to defend his belt against Mokaev’s teammate Hamza Kooheji, was open to the concept.
Mokaev also mentioned the name of the promotion’s former bantamweight champion and ex-UFC fighter, Jose ‘Shorty’ Torres, as someone he’d wish to defend the flyweight gold against.
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Muhammad Mokaev believes that whoever beats him will earn a UFC contract
Muhammad Mokaev knows that whoever he faces has so much to realize by beating him.
The 25-year-old has proven himself to be top-of-the-line flyweight fighters on this planet while remaining undefeated.
In a video ahead of his return posted by Anatomy of a Fighter, Mokaev spoke about what’s at stake for the opponents that he steps in to face.
“Them fighting me is like they’re fighting for the title,” Mokaev claimed.
“If someone beats me right away, I do know they’re gonna get signed by the UFC,” he continued. “That’s the chance that comes, and a few guys don’t take this probability. I feel beating me, you don’t go to Dana White’s Contender Series — you go straight to the belt.”