Muhammad Mokaev and Raul Rosas Jr. are set to sq. off in a grappling match.
Mokaev was a high contender within the UFC’s flyweight division till he was shockingly cut by Dana White after beating Manel Kape and stretching his undefeated document to 13-0 (1NC) at UFC 304 in July.
The 24-year-old has since signed a deal to proceed his MMA profession with Courageous CF, however earlier than he makes his second debut for the promotion, Mokaev will participate in a grappling match.
Particulars about when and the place the matchup will happen have been scarce, however followers found out who his opponent can be.
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Muhammad Mokaev and Raul Rosas Jr. are set to grapple
On Thursday, Mokaev took to social media to excitedly announce he has an opponent that battle followers shall be excited to see him face.
“Simply signed one thing,” he tweeted. “Belief me you gonna like this.
“Younger blood vs Younger blood. Dagestan vs Mexico.”
“Who can guess this match up? It’s a grappling match.”
Virtually instantly, Mokaev’s remark part was flooded with folks guessing that Rosas Jr. is the unnamed opponent.
‘The Punisher’ did slender issues down fairly a bit by revealing his opponent is a younger Mexican that everybody can be excited to see him face.
Rosas Jr. became the UFC’s youngest-ever fighter when he was signed by MMA’s premier promotion in September 2022.
Since then, the Mexican has gone 4-1 as a UFC bantamweight to enhance his skilled MMA document to 10-1 by the age of 20.
Rosas Jr. seemingly confirmed that he’s Mokaev’s opponent by revealing on his Instagram story that he has signed up for an thrilling grappling contest.
He wrote: “Again within the grappling scene. Contract signed. This match shall be [fire].”
‘El Nino’ confirmed the date of his assembly with Mokaev as he started the seek for sponsors for the bout that he claimed will happen in ‘8 days’ time.
On Friday, it was formally confirmed that Mokaev and Rosas Jr. will headline a grappling occasion referred to as ADXC 6, which can happen in Abu Dhabi on Friday, October 25.
Why was Muhammad Mokaev minimize from the UFC?
Mokaev is undoubtedly probably the greatest flyweights on the planet and he’s by no means misplaced a battle, so it appeared unusual when White didn’t provide him a brand new deal when his newest contract expired.
Many individuals believed it may have one thing to do along with his ‘boring’ combating type, which regularly sees him dominate opponents by using his superior grappling abilities.
The UFC boss insisted combating type has nothing to do with it and claimed that Mokaev was minimize for his habits behind the scenes.
“Yeah, the matchmakers aren’t huge followers of his for a lot of totally different causes, and never simply because [of his fighting style] there’s lots of people who shoot takedowns on this on this enterprise,” White mentioned about Mokaev after UFC 304.
“There are numerous guys that battle with that sort of fashion, however it’s much more than simply that.”
Mokaev begged to be re-signed by the UFC and even provided to battle totally free, however White stood agency on his place throughout a later media scrum.
He mentioned: “I wasn’t concerned in any of the stuff that occurred with him.
“The matchmakers and Hunter [Campbell] have been, and so they weren’t pleased with him. They weren’t pleased with the best way he acted. They weren’t pleased with numerous the issues he did and mentioned.
“I suppose you’ll be able to look again now and remorse it, however you probably did it. You probably did it, and you place your self on this place.”
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