Mohammed Mokaev defeated Tim Elliot in the final round of their UFC 294 bout via an arm triangle choke. At first glance, Tim Elliot vs. Mohammed Mokaev looked like a battle of opposites. A contest between the vet Elliot’s flair and flamboyant striking against Mokaev’s ruthless, controlling wrestling. But, Mokaev’s constrictive style made the fight very one-sided.
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Coming into the fight with an undefeated eleven-fight record (including one no contest), ‘The Punisher’ had dominated his opponents with his aforementioned wrestling and ability to stifle them once he got into proper positioning, which he displayed here. Elliot, on the other hand, came with an underwhelming 19-12 record. This record is, however, a result of having faced some of the best fighters in the division, indeed in history.
And his odd, unconventional, arhythmic fighting style is nothing if not exciting, which we saw little of due to the Russian’s constrictive anaconda-like hold on the American for the majority of the fight. But the fans were not happy with what they felt were underhanded tactics used by Elliot, or the officiating during the fight.
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Fans react to Elliot vs. Mokaev at UFC 294
Fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to let their thoughts known on the bout. Most were about the allegedly dirty tactics used by Elliot. Here are some of their comments.
Not sure any of these knees have been illegal from Elliott at all. Ref restarts them in position. #UFC294
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) October 21, 2023
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A man of his word https://t.co/NTpBR8LRoY
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) October 21, 2023
I think all reffs should be attending urgent meeting before main card.
The reffing so far is already highly questionable
— R3an1maTed (@r3an1mated) October 21, 2023
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I think all reffs should be attending urgent meeting before main card.
The reffing so far is already highly questionable
— R3an1maTed (@r3an1mated) October 21, 2023
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Elliott fought so dirty
— Milly (@MilllyyBabyy) October 21, 2023
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Playing the knee game disgusting
— aseaofmonsters (@KhriebuRio) October 21, 2023
Disgraceful officiating. Goddard helped him with the DQ bait so he could recover. This is the worst I’ve seen in a long time.
Hair pulls, rabbit punches, glove grabs and more low blows than I ever remember and I go back to the VHS era. #UFC294
— American Werewolf (@AAWerewolfinNJ) October 21, 2023
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Tim Elliot vs. Mohammed Mokaev
Alexander Volkanovski once said of Mohammed Mokaev that he was ‘unsubmittable’, and that was proved today in his bout against Mokaev. The majority of the three rounds were spent on the ground with the undefeated fighter in a dominant position.
He displayed his strength when he slammed Elliot, momentarily knocking him out in the second round. Like an anaconda, the Russian kept squeezing and squeezing until at last he was able to lift and turn Elliot into an arm triangle to get the win around the third minute of the final round.
What do you think about Mokaev’s win over Elliot? Let us know in the comments.
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