Muhammad Mokaev, a veteran of the UFC flyweight division, once again found himself making headlines for the wrong reasons…
As he was disqualified from a BJJ tournament – for slamming his hobbyist opponent to the ground.
The incident occurred at the BJJ 247 Manchester Open 2024 on March 17th, 2024, where Mokaev competed in the men’s no-gi featherweight division.
And, despite being one of the top MMA fighters in the world, Mokaev lost both of his tournament matches.
His first match ended in disqualification after he slammed his opponent, Zain Hayat, from Closed Guard.
Subsequently, he faced Dav Moretti and lost by submission in under two minutes.
Mokaev seemed fully aware of the rules regarding slamming, however; as seen earlier in the match, when he gently lowered his opponent down from a standing position (where a slam would have been possible).
However, he later on chose to execute a slam from Closed Guard, resulting in his disqualification.
And, well, Mokaev didn’t seem surprised one bit.
Check out the incident on the video below.
What are your thoughts on Mokaev’s behavior?
Muhammed Mokaev gets DQ’d in a local BJJ competition for a slam. Embarrassing for a UFC fighter if you ask me
(Probably got frustrated for not getting the title shot) pic.twitter.com/Vs3mltvTo0
— MMA Off Point (@OffPointMMA) March 18, 2024
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