Prime-ranked flyweight Muhammad Mokaev’s subsequent struggle is predicted to position within the Karate Fight pit.
A promotion official confirmed with MMA Preventing that Mokaev has signed with Karate Fight after the 24-year-old initially introduced the information on Twitter. Mokaev is ready to make his promotional debut on Might 2 at Karate Fight’s occasion in Dubai.
Might 2nd
Dubai @KarateCombatMy first ever sport was karate , then I moved to wrestling
I simply wanna compete and keep energetic
And constructing my hanging expertiseI all the time could have plan B which is wrestling however I have to work on plan A pic.twitter.com/sk1iq2MJnO
— Muhammad Mokaev (@muhammadmokaev) March 27, 2025
“My first ever sport was karate , then I moved to wrestling,” Mokaev wrote. “I simply need to compete and keep energetic, and [continue] constructing my hanging expertise. I all the time could have plan-B, which is wrestling, however I have to work on plan-A.”
Mokaev went 7-0 competing within the UFC, however after his contract expired following a choice win over Manel Kape at UFC 304 this previous July, the promotion selected to not re-sign him.
The No. 10-ranked fighter in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings most lately competed at Courageous CF 91 in December, incomes a first-round submission win over Joevincent So.