Muhammad Mokaev is not a fan of Paddy Pimblett, and if the UFC is ever open to making a fight between them at featherweight, he wouldn’t hesitate for a second.
Mokaev remained undefeated in his pro career with a dominant unanimous decision win over Charles Johnson at UFC London this past Saturday. This performance was prior to Pimblett’s submission victory over Jordan Leavitt at the UFC London’s main event. After his victory, Mokaev unpromptedly criticized Pimblett in his post-fight interview. He also questioned media and fans about their attention to the British superstar.
Should a fight between the two happen, Mokaev is quite confident he would dominate despite the size disadvantage he’d face.
“I saw him at breakfast after the fight,” Mokaev explained on The MMA Hour. The guy’s eyes don’t seem to have the same amount of energy as when he speaks in front of a microphone. His energy isn’t the same. I would fight him at 145. I would fight him at 145. if the UFC decides to make this fight. I won’t cut any weight. People [might not] believe me, but I’ll do whatever I’d want to him.
“I walk around at 155. I went to the fight, to my [flyweight fight] as a 145-pounder. If [Jordan Leavitt] took him down this weekend, he’d lose 10-8 [to me], I don’t know what I’d do to him.”
While a fight with Pimblett is at best unlikely, Mokaev also would welcome flyweight matchups with Brandon Royval, Tim Elliott, and Jeff Molina as he looks to ascend the 125-pound divisional rankings.
When asked why he chose to take the opportunity to express his displeasure for Pimblett in his post-fight scrum, Mokaev said he had receipts for past things Pimblett had said about him, and other fighters.
“I don’t like this guy,” Mokaev said. “I don’t want to talk about him too much, because in 2019 he said on Twitter [about me] that, ‘This guy shouldn’t represent England, because he wasn’t born here. He should not raise the British flag because he wasn’t born here.
“He spoke badly about Georgians, talked poorly about immigrants, not being welcome in the U.K. and other stuff. This bulls*** man is supported? It is wrong .”
” My coach, my teammates, and I don’t like this guy because he [says] talks too much about race, nationality, and all the other things. That’s low mentality. It’s considered low-minded when you can only say that about someone .
