Muhammad Mokaev remains to be salty about his UFC launch.
Regardless of stringing collectively a stable 7-0 file contained in the Octagon, Mokaev was unceremoniously shown the door following his unanimous choice win over Manel Kape at UFC 304 final yr.
Dana White later revealed that Mokaev’s antics behind the scenes left matchmakers fed up and able to transfer on from the extremely touted flyweight contender.
“So, initially, he was not launched he simply was not re-signed,” White revealed throughout a post-fight press convention in October. “His contract expired and there have been quite a lot of points with him behind the scenes. And never some behind-the-scenes. The matchmakers had been carried out with him, they had been bored with him they didn’t need to take care of him anymore so that they didn’t re-sign him.”
Initially, Mokaev was wanting to redeem himself, even providing to struggle within the UFC totally free. Now, ‘The Punisher’ is lashing out at his former employer.
“The UFC shouldn’t be a sport anymore,” Mokaev told Demetrious Johnson. “In a sport, you need to have the most effective athletes. I’m undefeated, however they don’t need to signal me.”
Mokaev continues to thrive exterior the UFC
Since his UFC exit, Mokaev has continued to stack wins. After signing with BRAVE CF, the Dagestani scored a first-round submission victory over Joevincent So. He adopted that up with a body-kick KO in opposition to Bolat Zamanbekov below the Karate Fight banner in Could.
His most up-to-date outing noticed him land a unanimous choice in opposition to Thomas Assis in 971 Preventing Championship, extending his undefeated file to 14-0.
