Promising fighter Muhammad Mokaev of 24 y.o. is one of the brightest skills of the mixed martial arts sport. Nevertheless, his recent decision to leave UFC has created controversies and raised a lot of questions from the observers and the fans. The young fighter was pulled out from promotional duties after the victory against Manel Kape at UFC 304. This has resulted into Mokaev’s genuine appeal to be produced and returned back to maturity.
Muhammad Mokaev has had a profitable and debatable experience in the UFC. Mokaev then stated that him and Assuncao, the two competitors, had a hotel issue before Kape fight. During the fight, Mokaev grabbed Kape’s shorts, although the referee paused the match, Mokaev won the fight anyway. But, the remarks used by H proponents have been considered shameful by UFC president Dana White.
Finally, after White got angry after the fight, he told Mokaev that he will not be signing with the UFC again. The need to navigate what appears to have been the speculations on Mokaev’s interest in the PFL and the existence of the war issue may have contributed to the unavailability of the flying car. Mokaev was criticized because of the lack of exciting fights, downplaying his perfect record to which White also expressed his annoyance.
Mokaev’s Defying Response
In his defense and after being released, Mokaev used social media to express his sorrow. > On X, he posted, Being the UFC Champion is my dream. The UFC helped me not only to build my brand but also allowed me to make money to provide for my family and thus turned down any other offers. By the way, such division as the flyweight one is not provided in the PFL. Mothers of idiots, what kind of journalists put up with this kind of rubbish! I wish Dana drops me off Her dream is to see me succumb to pressure and drop the leadership mantle.
The same went Tim Simpson, Mokaev’s manager, who also spoke about the circumstance. MMA Mania’s Damon Martin claimed that Simpson denied claims that Mokaev contacted the PFL when he was still under the UFC contract. Nevertheless, it was evident that the preconceptions influenced this choice, increasing the tension between the promotee and the boxer in light of White’s denial of any bias.
Reactions that Dana White gave Concerning the PFL Discussion
Everybody should know that Dana White hates the promotional systems which are competitive like Bellator and the PFL. White especially has his pitchfork out for Bo Wenner of PFL-Bellator and the last UFC 300 fight. Charges also spoke his mind about tournament events and provided a bitter comment on PFL-Bellator growth in Las Vegas.
After the termination of a contract with the UFC expired, White highlighted that Mokaev is being considered for PFL. The latter fueled this debate. There is also an argument that due to not signing Mokaev, the fighter’s interest in the PFL was affected by White. The reason for Mokaev leaving the UFC was virtually considered to be associated with poor morale and lower salary. Prior to that, Mokaev revealed that he was earning $16,000 for each fight, so once costs for the camp and meals are taken into account, he got $5,000.
Following the fight at UFC 304 Mokaev steadily slipped down the ranks of UFC fly weight fighters and subsequently his UFC career came to an end. As for the further careers of Mokaev, it is still unknown what exactly the fighter will do as a free agent. This is because of his spectacular performances and clean bill of health that makes him a darling of the crowd even in hard times.
The fighter has on several occasions been in the news in the past after the UFC terminated the negotiations and come out with the complaint. The attitudes of MMA practitioners towards actions of Makaev, as well as possible consequences, differ within the community.
