Rising flyweight prospect Muhammad Mokaev continued his winning run at UFC 286. The Dagestan-born British fighter submitted Brazil’s Jafel Filho in the prelims opener in the O2 Arena. Moakev showed the heart of a lion as he survived a painful-looking submission to submit Filho in the last seconds of the fight.
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Mokaev is undefeated in his career and is 3-0 in the UFC since his debut in 2022. His last win came at UFC 280 against Malcolm Gordon in Abu Dhabi. With the show coming to his hometown, ‘The Punisher’ was not going to sit this one out.
Mokaev faced stiff competition, on paper at least, from Jafel Filh0. The 29-year-old Contender Series alumnus was on a 5-fight win streak. ‘Pastor’ came
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The 22-year-old came in as a heavy favorite and established dominance from the very first round. The #12 ranked flyweight dominated his opponent from bell to bell. However, he found himself in trouble in the final round after Filho locked in a tight kneebar.
Despite wincing from pain, Mokaev refused to tap. His resilience paid off as he was able to best an exhausted Filho via a rear naked choke later in the round. After UFC 286, Mokaev will go home with his ranking and his undefeated streak intact.
Fans on Twitter had quite a few reactions to that Mokaev win.
I thought his leg was gonna snap came back and subbed that boy he is gonna be a champ
Great finish
Wow his leg is jacked and to get the finish too! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The Flyweight division has a new star. His name is Muhammad Mokaev 👏 #UFC286
Mokaev’s resilience in the face of the submission also earned him some commendations.
Wow muhammad this kid is different
Oh wow! That had to hurt!! That’s some toughness
Holy shit Mokaev is a savage for that
Ouch. Ouch. Ouch #UFC286
How did he survive this ? #UFC286
Sheeesh
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