Muhammad Mokaev had big expectations for his UFC debut and he made sure to deliver.
The highly touted flyweight prospect needed less than a minute to lock in his first win under the UFC lights. Mokaev (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made his UFC debut Saturday in the opening bout of UFC Fight Night 204 in London.
Both Mokaev and Cody Durden (12-4-1 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC) started hot in a high-paced bout. Shortly after the fight started, Mokaev connected a knee on Durden, dropped him, then quickly locked a guillotine and finished the fight shortly after. The official stoppage came at the 0:58 mark of Round 1.
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Mokaev is undefeated in his professional MMA career. The 21-year-old made his professional MMA debut in late 2020 on the back of an amateur career where he went 22-0. Mokaev fought amateur for five years, which expanded from 2015 to 2020.
Muhammad Mokaev gets #UFCLondon off to an ELECTRIC start with a 58-second finish 🔥 pic.twitter.com/j4KMwgnkVE
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 19, 2022
