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Undefeated Flyweight prospect Muhammad Mokaev has lofty aspirations. Namely, he’s chasing Jon Jones’ record as the youngest champion in UFC history, a feat “Bones” achieved at 23 years of age, about four months prior to turning 24, by smashing Mauricio Rua in 2011.

Mokaev, whose own 24th birthday is in July, has just over a month to surpass Jones … which feels impossible given the simple fact that Pantoja isn’t booked to fight one month from now! However, the 23-year-old wrestler has won five straight fights to start his UFC career, steadily advancing into the Flyweight Top 10, and if it’s any silver lining, he may be closer to a title shot than many expect.

Mostly because Flyweight is a mess and there’s nobody else. However, as a result of that chaos, his match up this weekend (Sat. March 2, 2024) at UFC Vegas 87 against former title challenger Alex Perez is suddenly a lot more interesting.

“Brandon Royval, I think he has (a torn) ACL,” Mokaev explained (via MMAJunkie). “Brandon Moreno is 0-3 against Pantoja. (Brandon) Royval is 0-2 against Pantoja. (Manel) Kape is probably going to have one more fight because he didn’t make weight last time. (Amir) Albazi is injured. Kai Kara-France has a concussion because when I asked to fight him, Mick (Maynard) said he’s got a concussion, and he won’t be able to fight.

“Now, I’m the only challenger, but I have to beat Alex Perez in an impressive way.”

Alexandre Pantoja is targeting his second title defense at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 4, 2024. Though that’s technically too late to break Jones’ record, Mokaev is more than willing to step up on a fairly quick rebound from this weekend to fight for the belt at UFC 301.

“That’s 10 weeks from March 2, I already counted,” Mokaev said. “I’m ready. Like I said, I have big experience in amateur career, so I can fight every weekend.”

According to a recent interview with Guilherme Cruz, Pantoja is open to the match up as well. Of course, Alex Perez may have something to say about these plans, so the first victory on Saturday night remains fully necessary if this unexpected title shot is to materialize.

Insomnia

Ricky Turcios says that Raul Rosas Jr. declined to have their bout rebooked for this weekend at UFC Vegas 87.

Rare MMA trash talk that actually made me chuckle.

Where the head goes, the body will follow.

Pantoja doesn’t get the respect he deserves for his body of work.

Congratulations to Sodiq Yusuff on a very cool opportunity!

I have been backstage at fights, acting as the sparring partner (read: punching bag) for a warming up fighter, and Aljamain Sterling describes it perfectly here.

An awkward moment from UFC Mexico City explained …

Slips, rips, and KO clips

Mid-punch is a really bad time to get kicked in the body.

For my money, this 2014 bout still ranks highly as one of the best and most technical fights in MMA history.

Centrifugal force on display!

Random Land

A disaster in more ways than one … but a neat video close to 40 years later.

Midnight Music: Jazz, 1962

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Mike Perry makes his return to bare-knuckle boxing on April 27 when he faces fellow UFC veteran Thiago Alves in the main event for BKFC KnuckleMania 4 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

In the co-main event, Ben Rothwell faces off with Todd Duffee in a heavyweight showdown. Both fights were announced by BKFC president David Feldman during an appearance on Wednesday’s episode of The MMA Hour.

The event serves as the first-ever BKFC card in California after the state recently voted to approve sanctioning for bare-knuckle fighting.

Since arriving in BKFC, Perry quickly became the face of the promotion, putting together a perfect 4-0 record that included wins over Eddie Alvarez, Luke Rockhold, and Michael Page. This past August, Perry inked a lucrative new multi-fight deal to stay with BKFC prior to a stoppage win over Alvarez in December, which crowned the first ever “King of Violence.”

Now he’ll face off with Alves, who makes his first appearance in BKFC since winning the inaugural middleweight BKFC title with a knockout victory over Uly Diaz in 2021. Alves holds a 2-0 record overall in bare-knuckle competition, but following his last appearance, he remained at odds with BKFC over a new contract.

He was ultimately stripped of the title, but now Alves returns for an even bigger matchup with Perry in April.

As for the co-main event, Rothwell and Duffee are scheduled to fight for the second time after their first bout was delayed. The matchup between UFC veterans was originally scheduled this past December, but Rothwell fell ill during event week and was unable to compete.

Feldman also announced that Lorenzo Hunt will vacate his titles at cruiserweight and light heavyweight to move up to heavyweight, where he’ll face reigning champion Mick Terrill in April.

Social influencer Bryce Hall will also make his second appearance in BKFC against an opponent still to be determined.

More fights for the upcoming BKFC KnuckleMania 4 card will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Targeting a professional boxing debut later this year amid links to a return to combat sports, UFC veteran, Jorge Masvidal claims multiple offers have been floated toward former Octagon title challenger, Chael Sonnen – who he vowed to viciously beat if they ever share the squared circle.

Masvidal, a former two-time welterweight title challenger, called time on his professional mixed martial arts career back in April of last year in his native Miami, suffering his fourth consecutive loss.

Book-ending his career with a decision defeat to fellow former title challenger, Gilbert Burns, Floridian veteran, Masvidal has been linked with a return to combat sports in the form of a boxing match against fellow UFC alum, Nate Diaz, however, despite rumblings of a pairing as soon as next month, a re-run failed to come to fruition.

Jorge Masvidal takes aim at Chael Sonnen

And while the Gamebred Fighting Championships leader still intends to fight former BMF championship rival, Diaz a second time in their storied careers, he revealed that a clash with the above-mentioned ex-fighter-turned-analyst, Sonnen is a bout he covets.

“I can’t stand that lesbian-looking transitional b*tch, Chael Sonnen,” Jorge Masvidal told MMA Fighting. “And no offence to lesbians because there’s some hot, cool-ass lesbians out there, it’s just him with them glasses and that haircut – he just, he looks like he’s in transition.”

“I would love to bust up Chael, but he would never get into a boxing ring with me,” Jorge Masvidal explained. “…Chael would be one guy that I would love to f*cking break his eye orbital. Just because he’s a cheating f*ck. Like, if you – he’s gotten caught with more substances in his body, than any other competitor in the history. At one time, he had six or seven different substances in his body for one of his title fights. It’s like, you’re a f*cking piece of sh*t human being. …Do all the steroids you want, it don’t matter, I’m still gonna break your eye orbital, bro.” 

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