Muhammad Mokaev has his opponent for his Karate Fight debut.
The previous UFC flyweight standout is ready to face face Bolat Zamanbekov on Might 2 in Dubai, promotion officers instructed MMA Preventing on Thursday. The bantamweight matchup co-headlines the present and is to be contested for 3 three-minute rounds below Karate Fight guidelines.
Karate Fight 54 is anticipated to be headlined by a heavyweight conflict between champion Sam Alvey and Tyrone Spong.
Among the finest flyweights on the earth in MMA, Mokaev went 7-0 contained in the UFC cage with key wins over Manel Kape, Alex Perez and Tim Elliott earlier than parting methods with the promotion this previous July. He made quick work of Joevincent So in his return to Courageous CF in December to enhance to 13-0 as knowledgeable.
Zamanbekov holds an MMA report of 8-3, having misplaced his most up-to-date look by way of submission to Avazbek Kholmirzaev at ONE Championship in February. The Kazakhstani expertise gained eight of 9 MMA bouts exterior of ONE.
