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Jafel Filho claims that Muhammad Mokaev tapped to three submission attempts during their UFC 286 fight, which he lost via rear-naked choke in the final round. Filho's manager is reviewing the video to decide whether to file an appeal and attempt to overturn the result. Filho respects Mokaev as a fighter but would love to rematch him down the line.
Muhammad Mokaev, an undefeated professional mixed martial artist, managed to pull his leg out of a fully-extended kneebar submission and finish the fight with a rear-naked choke on Jafel Filho at UFC 286. However, he may have cost himself one year on the sidelines with a serious knee injury. Mokaev shared photos of his knee on Twitter, which looked pretty messed up. He denied tapping during the fight and said he made a noise due to the pain. Mokaev is racing the clock to become UFC’s youngest champion.
Muhammad Mokaev survived a kneebar submission attempt by Jafel Filho in the third round of their UFC 286 fight before turning the tables and submitting Filho with a rear-naked choke. Mokaev controlled the first two rounds with his wrestling and ground control, but Filho defended well. Mokaev's win moves him to a perfect 4-0 in the UFC flyweight division.