Representatives of the UFC officially confirmed the organization of the fight, which the fighters agreed on social networks a month earlier.
22-year-old Muhammad Mokaev, who made his debut in the UFC in March last year, managed to win four victories in the organization, in the last fight he finished with a broken neck in the third round of the Brazilian Zhafel Filho.
Tim Elliott, 36, is on a two-game winning streak with unanimous decision wins over Tagir Ulanbekov and Victor Altamirano.
Currently, Tim Elliott and Muhammad Mokaev are ranked tenth and eleventh in the UFC flyweight division rankings, respectively.