Undefeated flyweight prospect Muhammad Mokaev does not want to be identified as Russian.
‘The Punisher’ is coming off his ninth-straight victory following a third-round submission of Jafel Filho at UFC 286 last month. Recently, Mokaev took to Twitter with a screenshot of his walkout from the event and specifically pointed out where the promotion had identified him as hailing from Buynaksk, Dagestan, Russia.
“I don’t like this! Please just keep Dagestan for me for my next walk out!”
Mokaev provided some additional insight in a follow-up tweet.
“I have read a lot of comments how Russians against Muslims who wants to building mosque in Moscow!