Muhammad Mokaev isn’t proud of David Dvorak accepting a short-notice combat in opposition to a UFC debutant.
Steve Erceg, a former Everlasting MMA flyweight champion, was with out an opponent for his UFC debut after Clayton Carpenter and Matt Schnell pulled out. Consequently, Dvorak stepped in to combat Erceg on June 10.
In the meantime, Mokaev, the quantity twelve-ranked UFC flyweight, has been hoping to safe a top-ten opponent, however he hasn’t succeeded. Over the previous few months, Mokaev has accused Dvorak, ranked quantity ten, of ducking him.
As soon as ‘Undertaker’ accepted the combat in opposition to Erceg, Mokaev voiced his frustration on Twitter by saying:
“Think about he stated I’m not on his degree And simply accepted debutant True colors popping out from these “ranked” fighters”
Mokaev final fought on March 18, defeating Jafel Filho by a third-round submission. ‘The Punisher’ discovered himself in a number of harmful submission makes an attempt, together with a deep kneebar, however the rising flyweight contender pushed by and emerged victorious.
Since then, the 22-year-old has continued to name out fighters rating forward of him. Regardless of his valiant effort, Mokaev has did not safe matchups in opposition to Dvorak, Manel Kape, Alex Perez, and Brandon Royval. With that stated, ‘The Punisher’ received’t quit till he finds an opponent to push him towards a 125-pound title shot.
Muhammad Mokaev presents to combat Tim Elliot if the latter wins on June 3
On June 3, Tim Elliot returns to motion in opposition to Victor Altamirano. The quantity eleven-ranked UFC flyweight is defending his spot in opposition to the unranked Altamirano however hopes to combat somebody forward of him in his subsequent combat. Forward of his combat at UFC Vegas 74, Cody Durden known as out Elliot on Twitter by saying:
“Go get that win this weekend @TElliott125. I’ll be rooting for ya! Then let’s speak enterprise.”
Elliot responded by saying:
“I’m down, nonetheless I’d wish to combat guys above me within the rankings sooner or later!”
Muhammad Mokaev noticed the Twitter change as a possibility to safe a higher-ranked opponent. Mokaev responded to Elliot’s tweet by saying:
“I’m right here”
Since making his UFC debut in March 2022, Muhammad Mokaev has received 4 consecutive fights, together with three wins inside the gap. The 22-year-old hopes to turn out to be the youngest UFC champion of all time, however he’s operating out of time to beat Jon Jones’ document of 23 years outdated.