“Can fight him at 145,” Muhammad Mokaev challenges Paddy Pimblett for a fight in featherweight after affirming personal beef
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Muhammad Mokaev can back many English factors through his words, but Paddy Pimblett is a very strong exception. Mokaev is an undefeated amateur as well as an undefeated professional mixed martial artist, with a cumulative number of 31-0 with one no-contest in the professional run. Mokaev has achieved this record so far at just the age of 21. Mokaev is one of the fastest rising prospects in UFC flyweight. In UFC, Mokaev is 2-0 in the UFC and is currently unranked.
Both Pimblett and Mokaev fought last in their respective fights at UFC London this past weekend. While Mokaev went for a dominant unanimous decision victory, Pimblett stole the show in the O2 Arena with a spectacular submission win over Jordan Leavitt, who was never finished in his professional career. Pimblett is also a fast-rising prospect in the UFC lightweight division. Pimblett also stole the show with his Octagon interview centred around the intention of spreading awareness on mental health.
Muhammad Mokaev recalls the root cause of enmity against Paddy Pimblett from 2019
In his interview with Ariel Helwani at the MMA Hour, Mokaev talks about the opponents he wishes for in his next fight which he would like to be on the UFC 280 fight card, his thoughts on the co-main event this weekend at UFC 277, receiving cash prize from Sheikh of Bahrain and much more. Mokaev then talked about his ill will against Pimblett.
“I don’t like this guy,” says Mokaev “I don’t want to talk about him too much [but] in 2019 he said on Twitter ‘this guy shouldn’t represent England, he’s not born here you know, he shouldn’t lift British flag, he’s not born here.’ [He also] talked bad about Georgian people, talk about immigrants not welcome to the UK and stuff like this and people support this bulls**t guy, this is wrong…
“My coach, my team, nobody liked this guy, so he moves to stuff like nationality, race and all this you know, that’s like a lower mentality…I did see him at the breakfast after the fight… he doesn’t have the same energy as on the microphone… I’ll fight him at 145, if the UFC makes this fight, I will fight him at 145 [featherweight] without cutting my weight, I will do whatever I want with him…” Mokaev concludes.
What do you make of Mokaev’s proposal to fight Pimblett? Do you think Mokaev is right on his part? Who do you think is next for both Mokaev and Pimblett in their respective careers? Who do you think would win between Mokaev and Pimblett if the UFC ever makes this fight? Do you think both the fighters will become UFC champions in the future? For Mokaev though, he also wants to be the youngest UFC champion in history.
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