The youngest prospect to emerge within the flyweight division, Muhammad Mokaev has extended his winning streak to 12 victories and 0 losses in his career with his win against Alex Perez. ‘The Punisher’ took center stage when he fought Perez and won the bout by way of a unanimous decision. Mokaev is now on a 6 fight-winning streak and seems like the fighter is inching close to a fight against the champion, but wait, is he really fit?

Ahead of his bout against Alex Perez, Mokaev shared a distressing call about his health. According to the fighter, he was severely ill ahead of his bout but this never stopped him from overwhelming Alex Perez in the octagon. So what was the update about Mokaev’s health? Let us dive into it.

Muhammad Mokaev did not have the best of times ahead of his bout against Alex Perez

Alex Perez entered the arena,͏ aiming to reignite his hopes ͏of securing a win after enduring a two-fight losing stre͏ak. The fight began with an accidental eye poke for Perez,͏ but the Brazilian persevered. However, he proved to be an unfavorable matchup against the Dagest͏ani. Despite his sickness, Mokaev took Pere͏z to the depths of hell. So what was the reason for Mokaev’s sickness? For the time being, there have been no developments on that. Ahead of his bout against Perez, Mokaev took to his X to reveal his health condition. He wrote “For me was most important to make weight. 4 staph infections 3 weeks out. Antibiotics killed my immune system. I see some haters talking s**t about my performance but you dont see what we as fighters going through!

In an earlier tweet, he further added, “Throwing up early morning 7:45, fight was 2 pm.” ‘The Punisher’ entered the octagon in poor health but seems like this has not stopped Mokaev from punishing Perez in the arena.

Mokaev won his sixth straight fight in the UFC and his next demand is to face none other than Alexandre Pantoja: the reigning flyweight king.. Let’s see what ‘The Punisher’ had to say to the defending champion.

Mokaev calls out Alexandre Pantoja

Muhammad Mokaev is 23, and he has the potential as well as the opportunity to become one of the youngest champs in UFC history if he defeats Alexandre Pantoja. ‘The Punisher’s victory against Alex Perez has extended his winning streak to an astounding 12 straight wins in his career and this seems to be tempting enough for the UFC to throw a title shot at the English fighter.

After his victory against Perez, Mokaev took the mic to call out Dana White and Pantoja for giving him a chance at the flyweight belt. “I’m 6-0 in the UFC, four finishes. [UFC] 301, 10 weeks, I’m ready to fight for the belt,” said Mokaev. ‘The Punisher’ knew that a victory against Perez would drag him closer to the title and seems like he wasted no time in calling the obvious.

The 23-year-old might be strong but is he strong enough to stop Pantoja’s train? The Brazilian champion has defeated top contenders Brandon Moreno three times and Brandon Royval twice. Their matchup might be happening sooner or later, but one thing’s for sure, it would rewrite history. Nevertheless, MMA fans will be hopeful that the young contender is in peak condition for the match whenever it’s booked next.

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