Brandon Royval holds a dismissive opinion of Muhammad Mokaev.
Following his split decision victory over former champion Brandon Moreno at UFC Mexico City in February, Royval immediately sought a rematch with UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja. However, challenges arose as Pantoja had recently defeated Royval in December with a dominant unanimous decision. Additionally, emerging contender Mokaev entered the scene.
“Maybe he beat Alex Perez, maybe not. He could be Alex Perez’s only win over a current UFC fighter. That being said, I don’t think it warrants a title fight. I didn’t think it was very impressive.