No top 15 available for March

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Muhammad Mokaev continues to struggle to land ranked opposition.

Mokaev (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) was booked against Dana Whites Contender Series graduate Jafel Filho (14-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC 286 on March 18 at The O2 in London. The event airs pay-per-view after the prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The 22-year-old undefeated player hopes to become the youngest champion in UFC history. With such ambitions, many wondered why he continued to fight newcomers or unranked opposition. But Mokaev says no one was willing to intervene, including Alex Perez, whom he kept calling.

UFC Matcmaker Mick Maynard told me there was no top 15 available for March 19th so I said give me anyone! April we have Ramadan, June I’m going to start training and I didn’t want to waste time and miss this card! I tried my best to get the top 15 opponents who could get me closer to the belt.

Also I went to Thailand to prepare for the Feb 12 card in Australia but Alex Perez did not accept

because it’s too old and slow #facts.

Mokaev’s place in the UFC’s return to London was in jeopardy after undergoing shoulder surgery in late December. But the active flyweight insisted on competing before observing Ramadan, which begins March 22.

I am the most active fighter in the flyweight division of the UFC! You like it or not, I don’t care! March 18 will be my 4th fight in 12 months! I will see my people in London #UFC286.

Mokaev has fought three times in 2022 and capped off his year with a third round submission of Malcolm Gordon at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi.

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The story originally appeared on MMA Junkie

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