UFC News & FeaturesUFC 294 Prelims: Muhammad Mokaev Arm-Triangle Dispatches Tim Elliott in Abu Dhabi
Muhammad
Mokaev moved one step closer to contention in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division.
The unbeaten KHK MMA Team export subdued former Titan Fighting Championship titleholder Tim Elliott with an arm-triangle choke in the third round of their featured UFC 294 prelim on Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Elliott (19-13-1, 8-11 UFC) bowed out 3:03 into Round 3, suffering his first submission defeat in more than three years.
Mokaev (11-0, 5-0 UFC) weaved through several harrowing moments—he
slammed himself out of a tight triangle choke in the second
round—on the canvas, settled in top position and applied his
ground-and-pound. He freed himself from a front headlock in Round
3, sprang a reversal and framed the arm-triangle. Before Elliott
could counter, the choke was in place.
Meanwhile, a more measured and tactical approach led Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Trevor Peek to a unanimous decision over Mohammad Yahya in a three-round lightweight confrontation. Peek (9-1, 2-1 UFC) swept the cards with 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 scores from the judges.
The loss snapped a five-five winning streak for Yahya, who became the first Emirate to compete inside the Octagon.
Further down the undercard, Marathon MMA’s Mike Breeden rallied to put away Anshul Jubli with punches in the third round of their lightweight encounter. Breeden (11-6, 1-3 UFC), who missed weight for the match by 3.5 pounds, drew the curtain 3:00 into Round 3.
Jubli (7-1, 1-1 UFC) was comfortably in charge for the better part of 10 minutes, as he unleashed kicks to the body and legs, body-head punching combinations and close-range knee strikes. He opened a pre-existing cut on Breeden’s left eyebrow in the second round and continued to pile up points with punches, kicks and knees. However, the Tiger Muay Thai product lost his way in the third. Breeden stormed out with renewed vigor—he resorted to audible barking and visible posturing in the center of the cage—and appeared to freeze his counterpart with his antics. Shots started to get through, and he eventually floored and finished Jubli with a three-punch burst to the head.
The victory was Breeden’s first since May 7, 2021.
Finally, Sharabutdin Magomedov paired a variety of kicks to the head, body and legs with a hyperactive bottom game, as he laid claim to a unanimous decision over former M-1 Global champion Bruno Silva in a three-round middleweight affair. All three cageside judges scored it the same: 30-27 for the undefeated Sharabutdin (12-0, 1-0 UFC), who wowed the crowd in his hotly anticipated promotional debut.
Silva (23-10, 4-4 UFC) flurried with power punches at the end of the first round, then executed takedowns in the second and third. However, he was under heavy fire no matter where the action went. Magomedov shredded the Brazilian with kicks on the feet and assaulted him with rapid-fire elbows, punches and upkicks from his back after being taken down.
The 34-year-old Silva has lost four of his past five bouts.
In other action, an inadvertent low blow from Javid Basharat (14-0, 3-0 UFC) resulted in a no contest with Victor Henry (23-6, 2-1 UFC) just 15 seconds into the second round of their bantamweight pairing; Sedriques Dumas (9-1, 2-1 UFC) took a unanimous decision from Abu Azaitar (14-4-1, 1-2 UFC) in a three-round middleweight clash; Elevation Fight Team’s Muhammadjon Naimov (10-2, 2-0 UFC) was awarded a unanimous verdict over Nathaniel Wood (19-6, 7-3 UFC) in a three-round featherweight tilt; and Victoria Dudakova (8-0, 2-0 UFC) outstruck ex-Invicta Fighting Championships titleholder Jinh Yu Frey (11-10, 2-6 UFC) to a unanimous decision in a three-round women’s strawweight encounter, drawing 29-28 marks on all three scorecards.
The unbeaten KHK MMA Team export subdued former Titan Fighting Championship titleholder Tim Elliott with an arm-triangle choke in the third round of their featured UFC 294 prelim on Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Elliott (19-13-1, 8-11 UFC) bowed out 3:03 into Round 3, suffering his first submission defeat in more than three years.
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Meanwhile, a more measured and tactical approach led Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Trevor Peek to a unanimous decision over Mohammad Yahya in a three-round lightweight confrontation. Peek (9-1, 2-1 UFC) swept the cards with 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 scores from the judges.
Yaha (12-4, 0-1 UFC) threatened with a brabo choke at the end of
Round 1 but failed to generate the offensive output necessary to
throw the Agoge Combatives rep off the scent. Peek marched forward
behind kicks and punches, employed an effective clinch and
surprised the former UAE Warriors champion with multiple takedowns,
advancing to full mount on two different occasions.
The loss snapped a five-five winning streak for Yahya, who became the first Emirate to compete inside the Octagon.
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Further down the undercard, Marathon MMA’s Mike Breeden rallied to put away Anshul Jubli with punches in the third round of their lightweight encounter. Breeden (11-6, 1-3 UFC), who missed weight for the match by 3.5 pounds, drew the curtain 3:00 into Round 3.
Jubli (7-1, 1-1 UFC) was comfortably in charge for the better part of 10 minutes, as he unleashed kicks to the body and legs, body-head punching combinations and close-range knee strikes. He opened a pre-existing cut on Breeden’s left eyebrow in the second round and continued to pile up points with punches, kicks and knees. However, the Tiger Muay Thai product lost his way in the third. Breeden stormed out with renewed vigor—he resorted to audible barking and visible posturing in the center of the cage—and appeared to freeze his counterpart with his antics. Shots started to get through, and he eventually floored and finished Jubli with a three-punch burst to the head.
The victory was Breeden’s first since May 7, 2021.
Finally, Sharabutdin Magomedov paired a variety of kicks to the head, body and legs with a hyperactive bottom game, as he laid claim to a unanimous decision over former M-1 Global champion Bruno Silva in a three-round middleweight affair. All three cageside judges scored it the same: 30-27 for the undefeated Sharabutdin (12-0, 1-0 UFC), who wowed the crowd in his hotly anticipated promotional debut.
Silva (23-10, 4-4 UFC) flurried with power punches at the end of the first round, then executed takedowns in the second and third. However, he was under heavy fire no matter where the action went. Magomedov shredded the Brazilian with kicks on the feet and assaulted him with rapid-fire elbows, punches and upkicks from his back after being taken down.
The 34-year-old Silva has lost four of his past five bouts.
In other action, an inadvertent low blow from Javid Basharat (14-0, 3-0 UFC) resulted in a no contest with Victor Henry (23-6, 2-1 UFC) just 15 seconds into the second round of their bantamweight pairing; Sedriques Dumas (9-1, 2-1 UFC) took a unanimous decision from Abu Azaitar (14-4-1, 1-2 UFC) in a three-round middleweight clash; Elevation Fight Team’s Muhammadjon Naimov (10-2, 2-0 UFC) was awarded a unanimous verdict over Nathaniel Wood (19-6, 7-3 UFC) in a three-round featherweight tilt; and Victoria Dudakova (8-0, 2-0 UFC) outstruck ex-Invicta Fighting Championships titleholder Jinh Yu Frey (11-10, 2-6 UFC) to a unanimous decision in a three-round women’s strawweight encounter, drawing 29-28 marks on all three scorecards.
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