Muhammad
Mokaev’s strained relationship with the
Ultimate Fighting Championship isn’t getting any better.

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Mokaev and Raul Rosas
Jr. were scheduled to meet in a catchweight submission
grappling bout in the main event at ADXC 6 on Friday at the
Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi. However, the fight was canceled soon
after it was announced, which the promotion blamed on “unforeseen
circumstances.”

“Due to unforeseen circumstances, [Muhammad Mokaev] vs [Raul Rosas
Jr.]has been cancelled as the ADXC6 main event! The show must go
on,” ADXC wrote in a statement. “Stay tuned for a new grappling
main event to be announced soon!.”

Mokaev has since blamed the cancellation on the UFC, accusing the
promotion of not letting “El Nino Problema” compete.

“I have a lot of respect towards [Raul Rosas Jr.],” Mokaev wrote on
X. ““Unfortunately UFC didn’t let him to compete. I wish you all
the best bro!”

Mokaev exhausted his UFC contract with a unanimous decision win
over Manel Kape
at UFC 304
this past July. While there was a lot of drama leading up to the
bout, including multiple physical altercations between the two, the
bout was a rather lukewarm affair. Mokaev’s contract was
surprisingly not renewed after that, with Dana White blaming it
on the UFC top brass’ dislike for the young Brit’s problematic
behavior. The undefeated 24-year-old has since requested multiple
times for the UFC to take him back, even offering one free fight,
but to no avail.

While the UFC doesn’t allow fighters to compete in boxing while
under their contract, competing in grappling is a very common
occurrence. If Mokaev is right about the UFC stopping Rosas Jr.
from competing against him, the promotion could still have ongoing
issues with “The Punisher. Meanwhile, Rosas Jr. is coming off a
unanimous decision win over Aori Qileng at UFC 306 this past
September that extended his winning streak to three.

IMAK ADMIN

By IMAK ADMIN

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