Muhammad Mokaev continued his winning ways in his first post-UFC fight. Mokaev returned to the cage on Friday at Brave CF 91 in Isa Town, Bahrain, when he took on short-notice replacement Joevincent So. As a colossal -10000 favorite, the former UFC flyweight contender performed as expected and dispatched So in just under two minutes, securing a first-round D'arce choke submission.
Luthando Biko was the original opponent for Mokaev until So stepped in on two days' notice. The win kept Mokaev (14-0, 1 NC) undefeated and extended his Brave CF record to 5-0 (1 NC), as Mokaev competed in Brave CF throughout much of his pre-UFC career. Video of the finishing sequence can be seen below.
Muhammad Mokaev makes quick work of late-notice opponent Joevincent So, finishing with a D'arce choke in less than 2 minutes. Mokaev now 13-0. Proclaims himself the best flyweight in the world.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) “I’m ready for everyone in this division,” Mokaev proclaimed after his win. “I will be [a] pound-for-pound [fighter] and [the] best flyweight in the world. They can deny [me], but they can’t hide.
And I’m coming for everyone in the 125 division. I’m the best flyweight in the world.” Mokaev, 24, left the UFC in controversial fashion in July after going 7-0 in the Octagon.
A title shot against reigning divisional kingpin Alexandre Pantoja appeared to inevitable for the rising contender, however his contract expired with his final UFC victory — a largely anticlimacti.
