Muhammad Mokaev set a UFC record for the most takedowns landed in a flyweight fight against Charles Johnson, but the Brit insists he wasn't satisfied with his performance.
Mokaev took Johnson down 12 times over the course of their 15-minute fight in which Mokaev won by a lop-sided decision, picking up his second UFC win and improving to 8-0 in the process. It wasn't the highlight-reel finish Mokaev had planned for having stopped Cody Durden in under a minute when he made his UFC debut in March and he recognised the fight was "boring" for most fans.
"It was ok, for the fans it was boring," Mokaev told Mirror Fighting . "I know I could have done better, but a win is a win. I think I could have finished him striking, but my corner told me, Listen, don't be like Mike Tyson just take him down' and I had to listen to my corner. If I could beat him in the wrestling aspect, why would I go to a 50-50 position in striking with small MMA gloves?.
