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Two weeks after the UFC’s public release of Muhammad Mokaev following UFC 304, the drama involving the undefeated flyweight continues.

Mokaev posted a message to his X (formerly Twitter) account on August 10, giving a thank you message to other promotions, including the PFL, Brave CF, RIZIN, Karate Combat, and ACA.

Mokaev claimed that the organizations all reached out to him and he is contemplating his next move — with one ultimate goal in mind that does not involve any of them.

“I appreciate [you] for believing in me, now I will sit down with my team and take the best option not on money wise but that could let me go back to the UFC ASAP!” Mokaev posted.

PFL Executive Claims The Promotion Never Reached Out To Muhammad Mokaev

Hours after Mokaev’s message, former Bellator matchmaker and current PFL executive Mike Kogan took to his Instagram Stories to refute “The Punisher’s” claim. Kogan insisted that the PFL is not among those who have contacted Mokaev.

“This story is a lie – no one from PFL or Bellator spoke to the dude or even showed an [ounce] of interest,” Kogan posted.

Kogan’s message would go along the comments Ray Sefo made last week at the PFL post-fight press conference in Nashville, where he remarked that Mokaev was a “pain in the ass” and that he had no interest in him.

It should be noted, however, that Sefo is a part of Xtreme Couture, where Manel Kape trains at. “Starboy” and Mokaev had public altercations in the lead-up to their UFC 304 bout, which the Dagestan-born Brit ultimately won in a fight that was heavily scrutinized and widely branded lackluster.

At the UFC 304 post-fight press conference, UFC CEO Dana White publicly announced that Mokaev would not be re-signed by the promotion, stating that the PFL would get a great undefeated talent.

MMA commentator Ben “The Bane” Davis would go on to report an anonymous tip he received that Mokaev attempted to use PFL for contractual leverage prior to the expiration of his UFC contract.

Davis’ report was refuted by Mokaev’s team, though “The Punisher’s” response to Sefo on social media — claiming he wouldn’t take the PFL’s deal anyway — has sparked confusion regarding the situation.

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It certainly wasn’t pretty, but the Toshiomi Kazama vs. Charalampos Grigoriou got pretty wild in the second round.

The bantamweight bout was the opening main card bout at UFC Vegas 95 on Saturday at the APEX. After Kazama delivered a wrestling and grappling-heavy first round — taking his opponent’s back for much of the stanza — Grigoriou came out on fire in Round 2, dropping Kazama and delivering huge ground-and-pound, but Kazama was able to survive.

He didn’t just survive, he secured a beautiful triangle choke, forcing Grigoriou to submit to cap off the wild fight.

Check out the closing moments in the video below.

The official time of the stoppage was 1:55 into Round 2.

Kazama was potentially fighting for his job on the UFC roster as he entered the fight as a massive underdog. The 27-year-old was stopped in both of his octagon appearances prior to the biggest win of his career.

Grigoriou is now 0-2 as a UFC fighter after earning a contract on the Contender Series.

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The UFC Apex in Las Vegas hosts this weekend’s UFC Vegas 95: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 fight card. The event I headlined by a heavyweight rematch between eighth-ranked Marcin Tybura and ninth-ranked Serghei Spivac.

The two first fought in February 2020 with Tybura defeating Spivac by unanimous decision. Tybura will enter the fight coming off a submission win over Tai Tuivasa. He’s won eight of his last ten bouts. Spivac is coming off a TKO loss to Ciryl Gane and will be looking to get back in the win column.

Start Times: 

• Main card begins at 7 p.m. ET

• Preliminary Card begins at 5 p.m. ET

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Main card

• Marcin Tybura vs. Serghei Spivac
• Damon Jackson vs. Chepe Mariscal
• Danny Barlow vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
• Chris Gutierrez vs. Quang Le
• Yana Santos vs. Chelsea Chandler
• Toshiomi Kazama vs. Charalampos Grigoriou

Preliminary card

• Karol Rosa vs. Pannie Kianzad
• Jhonata Diniz vs. Karl Williams
• Youssef Zalal vs. Jarno Errens
• Stephanie Luciano def. Talita Alencar via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

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Michael Chandler has had it with Conor McGregor.

In the latest social media back-and-forth between the UFC stars, Chandler responded to a cryptic video from McGregor, warning him that he “Can’t wait to bounce your ‘champ champ’ head off the canvas’ and telling McGregor to “get your sh*t together so I can.”

See Chandler’s message to McGregor below.

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In McGregor’s since-deleted video, the former two-division UFC champion appeared to be taunting Chandler on board a boat. McGregor grinned mischievously into the camera and then switched hats, putting on one that said “Champ Champ,” with the Sam Cooke song A Change is Gonna Come playing in the background.

Not long after the video was initially posted, Chandler shared his response.

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Chandler and McGregor have been embroiled in a bitter feud for the better part of the past two years, with Chandler frequently using interviews to call for a fight with McGregor. The two were later matched up as opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 31, which aired in 2023. A bout was expected to be booked following the conclusion of that series, but it wasn’t until 2024 that they were set to meet at UFC 303.

Unfortunately, a toe injury prompted McGregor to withdraw from the June 29 pay-per-view and the bout has been in limbo since. Both fighters have discussed the possibility of a re-booking with varying degrees of assurance, but as of now nothing has been made official.

McGregor has not competed since a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. The 36-year-old suffered a broken leg in that fight that sidelined him for over a year and he has also spent time pursuing other opportunities, including a starring role in the recent Road House remake.

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Dricus du Plessis is gearing up for a title defense against former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya next weekend at UFC 305, but “Stillknocks” might have to look out for Islam Makhachev after that.

Earlier this week, Makhachev’s head coach, Javier Mendez, teased a potential move up to middleweight for the reigning UFC lightweight champion. Of course, Makhachev still has some unfinished business at lightweight and after that he would have to knock off the champion at welterweight, but Mendez believes Makhachev is the pound-for-pound best for a reason.

That said, Makhachev would be noticeably undersized if he ever decided to make a move to 185 pounds. Waiting for him would be a hulking champion like du Plessis, who is one of the larger fighters in the middleweight division. He also hasn’t lost since entering the promotion back in 2020, turning in a 7-0 UFC record en route to capturing the undisputed title.

Earlier this week, du Plessis was asked about Makhachev and how he’d fair in a huge move up two weight classes. The reigning UFC middleweight champion scoffed at the idea as he believes the lightweight king would simply be too small.

“I mean what can I say? Everybody can dream right, I always say never cap your dreams, dream big, but he’s dreaming real big. I’m very big,” du Plessis told Kevin Iole.

If both du Plessis and Makhachev keep winning long enough to actually meet inside of the cage does Islam even stand a chance? Or is du Plessis simply too big of a fighter?

Let us know!

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