Muhammad Mokaev set to return at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi against Malcolm Gordon
Muhammad Mokaev will be making the walk to the Octagon again in October.
According to ESPN, Mokaev will return at UFC 280 on October 22 in Abu Dhabi against Malcolm Gordon. MyMMANews has since confirmed the fight booking with multiple sources close to the situation. The main event of the card will see Charles Oliveira take on Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title.
Muhammad Mokaev (8-0) is coming off a dominant decision win over Charles Johnson at UFC London back in July while in his debut, he scored a 58-second submission win over Cody Durden at the first UFC London in March. Before signing with the UFC, Mokaev fought in Brave CF where he finished four of his six wins.
Prior to going pro, the 22-year-old Mokaev had an extensive amateur career as he went 23-0 in the IMMAF promotion including being the bantamweight champion. Ever since then, he has been a highly-touted prospect and has vowed to become the youngest UFC champion.
Malcolm Gordon (14-5) is on a two-fight win streak after starting out his UFC career out 0-2. Last time out, the Canadian earned a first-round submission win over Denys Bondar after scoring a decision win over Francisco Figueiredo. In his UFC debut, Gordon suffered a first-round submission loss to Amir Albazi and then was knocked out by Sumudaerji in 44-seconds.
Gordon was supposed to face Allan Nascimento at UFC San Diego on August 13 but had to pull out due to an injury. Before signing with the UFC, the Canadian was the TKO flyweight champ.
With the addition of Mokaev vs. Gordon, UFC 280 is as follows:
- Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev
- Aljamain Sterling vs. TJ Dillashaw
- Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot
- Belal Muhammad vs. Sean Brady
- Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley
- Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Lemos
- Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lucas Almeida
- Katlyn Chookagian vs. Manon Fiorot
- Muhammad Mokaev vs. Malcolm Gordon
- Makhmud Muradov vs. Caio Borralho
