"I’ll fight you any weight if you don’t wanna cut" - Muhammad Mokaev offers to move up to bantamweight to take on Brandon Royval after 'Raw Dog's' recent fight cancelation

Muhammad Mokaev is scheduled to fight Malcolm Gordon at UFC 280 next weekend. The 22 year old flyweight contender has shown promise in his career and sits with a 8-0 professional record.

Despite already having an opponent, 'The Punisher' posted a tweet yesterday calling out fellow flyweight Brandon Royval. 'Raw Dawg' was scheduled to fight Askar Askarov at UFC Fight Night 212, which takes place in a few weeks, but Royval's opponent was forced to pull out.

'Raw Dawg' released a tweet expressing his disappointment at the fight being called off, before Mokaev replied by calling out the #5 ranked flyweight. Despite both fighters competing in the at 125 lbs., 'The Punisher' claimed he would be more than happy to fight at bantamweight.

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"Stay ready boy we can fight after I finish Gordon next Saturday, I’m ready November/December any location you want. I’ll fight you any weight if you don’t wanna cut, we can fight at bantamweight!"

See the tweet below:

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Muhammad Mokaev

@muhammadmokaev

Stay ready boy we can fight after I finish Gordon next Saturday, I’m ready November/December any location you want
I’ll fight you any weight if you don’t wanna cut, we can fight at bantamweight! twitter.com/brandonroyval/…

Brandon

@brandonroyval

Woke up at 127… before I started the weight cut I heard my opponents not going to make weight. They turned down a catch weight, so it looks like the fight is off. Heartbroken but thank you @tylermintonnutrition for another easy weight cut 🏽 we stay professional on our end. 🥩

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Woke up at 127… before I started the weight cut I heard my opponents not going to make weight. They turned down a catch weight, so it looks like the fight is off. Heartbroken but thank you @tylermintonnutrition for another easy weight cut 🙏🏽 we stay professional on our end. 🥩🐶

Stay ready boy we can fight after I finish Gordon next Saturday, I’m ready November/December any location you want
I’ll fight you any weight if you don’t wanna cut, we can fight at bantamweight! twitter.com/brandonroyval/…

Muhammad Mokaev is currently unranked at flyweight, and a matchup with Royval offers very little for 'Raw Dawg'. But for 'The Punisher', a win over someone in the top 5 of his division could be exactly what he needs to take his career to the next level.

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Muhammad Mokaev reveals important figure will corner him at UFC 280

Muhammad Mokaev is set to face off against Malcolm Gordan at UFC 280, in his third fight with the UFC. But going into this bout, 'The Punisher' will be accompanied by someone who helped him achieve his goals thus far.

Fellow Dagestani fighter Rustam Khabilov will be part of Mokaev's corner team at UFC 280. 'The Punisher' recently posted a tweet explaining the significance of the role that Khabilov played in Mokaev's MMA career, saying this:

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Rustam Khabilov is the man who I followed since the beginning of my career! When I was 15 years old he was giving me advise as I didn’t have much people around to take advise from it mean millions to me.. Now he will be in my corner at UFC 280!"

See the tweet below:

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Muhammad Mokaev

@muhammadmokaev

Rustam Khabilov is the man who I followed since the beginning of my career! When I was 15 years old he was giving me advise as I didn’t have much people around to take advise from it mean millions to me..
Now he will be in my corner at UFC 280! #UK #Dagestan #KHKmma

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Rustam Khabilov is the man who I followed since the beginning of my career! When I was 15 years old he was giving me advise as I didn’t have much people around to take advise from it mean millions to me..
Now he will be in my corner at UFC 280! #UK #Dagestan #KHKmma https://t.co/j8Tpw1jFIV

Muhammad Mokaev is currently unranked at flyweight. But, at the tender age of 22, 'The Punisher' will hope to make a statement against Malcolm Gordon.

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