Stefan Struve harks back at a wholesome interaction with a 16 year old Muhammad Mokaev, who viewed to fight in the UFC
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Stefan Struve and Muhammad Mokaev
Former UFC athlete Stefan Struve and UFC fighter Muhammad Mokaev shared a wholesome moment with the fans on twitter recently. Mokaev is fresh off a submission victory against Cody Durden at UFC London.
The two have a history that most people are not privy to. Stefan posted an image of himself and a 16 year old Mokaev alongside an image of Mokaev being interviewed after his debut with the UFC to Twitter.
He wrote “Approx 5 years ago, after I won my fight in Manchester, a 16 year old kid asked me for a pic. He told me he’d be in the @ufc in a couple years. He wasn’t the 1st to tell me this but he’s 1 of the 1st to make these words come true. Congrats @muhammadmokaev.”
The sentiment is touching and goes to show just how difficult it is to sign with the UFC and have a long career. Moraev responded “Believe, work hard and you’ll get anything you want in this life …” Clearly it took a lot of hard work and determination to make his words come true.
An unlikely friendship- Stefan Struve and Muhammad Mokaev
Stefan Struve is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist with a record of 33-13. He competed at heavyweight in the UFC and at 7 feet is the tallest fighter in the history of the organisation. He announced his retirement on February 15, 2021. His career was up and down but he managed to stay with the UFC for a long time.
Muhammad Mokaev made his UFC debut at UFC London and is currently 7-0 after a successful outing. Mokaev was able to submit Cody Durden within a minute of the first round.You’d never guess that these fighters would know each but twitter clearly shows otherwise.
Also Read: Stefan ‘The Skyscraper’ Struve announces his retirement citing serious health issues!
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