Alright Mokaev Has Learned His Lesson or Whatever Let Him Come Back

[Gabe]

Or should he take another pointless fight against someone a couple leagues below him? This is crazy he is now 15-0. He won his two fights in the regional scene and he is 7-0 in the UFC and not even 25 years old in a division that is close to being literally void of contenders. Has solid win over top 5 Kape and other good names. We can’t know if he’s gonna be a pain in the UFC’s ass again or not until they re sign him and he “won some fights” outside the org. Him vs. Joshua Van could bring some needed excitement and rejuvenation to the division.

 

[El Fernas]

Excitement is one thing he isnt bringing back...we´re good.

 

[HHJ]

You know he learned his lesson, because?

 

[Tweak896]

I mean we're getting close, it's almost been a full year since his last UFC fight, but I don't see the UFC rushing to get the guy back in when the Flyweight division has more exciting guys. Mokaev is sort of like a last pick for who they'd want as champ, especially now.

 

[TCE]

Him vs. Joshua Van could bring some needed excitement and rejuvenation to the division.

Van is fighting Pantoja for the belt.

 

[Oscar Madison]

No.

 

[Pechan]

Almost fell asleep remembering this dude.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

No matter what. Dana will make him work his way up the ladder again.

 

[USCinSC890]

I didn't even notice him out of the rotation of fighters in the division. He's young and there are plenty of places for him to fight and learn he isn't special enough to be a jackass and get coveted fights in the UFC.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

I didn't even notice him out of the rotation of fighters in the division. He's young and there are plenty of places for him to fight and learn he isn't special enough to be a jackass and get coveted fights in the UFC.

Hopefully he's learned that he can't behave like a *unt, unless he's holding a belt

 

[AmonTobin]

Has solid win over top 5 Kape and other good names. We can’t know if he’s gonna be a pain in the UFC’s ass again or not until they re sign him and he “won some fights” outside the org.

What made this a solid win? That fight sucked.

Him vs. Joshua Van could bring some needed excitement and rejuvenation to the division.

The division is way more exciting without him. IMHO. Better for the UFC if he decisions his way to obscurity somewhere else. Nobody wants to watch a 125lb man play keep away.

 

[Trabaho]

I think if he goes 20-0 he 100% deserves to be back. Now at 15-0 I'm fine with him getting another chance but understand the UFC not biting. So his mistakes were fighting outside the cage, showing disloyalty by negotaing with other orgs and since his style is fan unfriendly they don't feel they lose something with him gone. At least don't be disloyal to the UFC if you really want to be in it. He should do 5 quick fights in 18 months and at 20-0 he apsolutely needs to be let back in.

 

[Doctor Grudge]

I dont think you understand how prize fighting works if you think the UFC is clamoring for someone just because he's good. There are a lot of good guys outside the UFC and this guy wouldn't do much to make 125 more appealing.

Why would Van fight him if he can fight Pantoja? Van is 23, he has a bunch of new guys he could fight.

 

[Khaosan]

No.

 

[USCinSC890]

Hopefully he's learned that he can't behave like a *unt, unless he's holding a belt

Exactly, history in the UFC has shown that there are different rules for earners, he didn't get that memo so he can rot as far as they are concerned. He got ahead of himself and he has the wrong last name from that region to boot.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Hopefully he's learned that he can't behave like a *unt, unless he's holding a belt

i think he needs even more than that. he needs to understand that no matter what, if you're not putting asses in seats or a major part of why ppvs are selling, then the UFC looks at you as expendable and you need to adjust your attitude accordingly.

 

[Zanmato]

He's been away over a year and fought 3 times outside of the ufc and you don't see many people beating down Dana's door for his return. I think that says enough about his chances. He can earn a living elsewhere

 

[bobafett]

Nah

 

[bjjwar]

Why was he released actually? Conor raped women, pushed a ref, punches people in public, gets into brawls and Dana still begs him to fight. Not even mentioning Bones on his 5073727 crime. What did Mokaev do thats worse than Jones and Conor do to get released?

 

[SuperNerd]

Van earns some hype, and a interesting position, and TS wants to use that to finally put over a troubled uninteresting dude, that they struggled to work with in the past.

Brilliant.