Britain's Mokaev re-signs with Brave CF after UFC exit

British flyweight Muhammad Mokaev has re-signed pinch Bahrain-based promotion Brave Combat Federation (Brave CF) pursuing his exit from nan UFC.

Mokaev, 24, who is unbeaten successful 14 master fights, was released by nan UFC past month aft his statement expired.

Brave CF is group to corroborate nan signing during its show successful Burgas, Bulgaria connected Saturday.

Mokaev made his master MMA debut successful Brave CF successful 2020, winning 5 times successful nan promotion, earlier joining nan UFC successful 2022.

"We would for illustration to invited backmost Muhammad Mokaev, an undefeated superstar, who is an amateur legend," said nan promotion's president Mohammed Shahid.

"With 2 IMMAF [International Mixed Martial Arts Federation] world titles, and personification who has proven to beryllium nan champion flyweight successful nan world, pinch nary losses to his amateur aliases master record. This is simply a very breathtaking clip for Brave CF."

Mokaev's past bout was triumph complete Manel Kape astatine UFC 304 successful Manchester past month, earlier nan organisation's president Dana White confirmed nan 2 parties would not beryllium signing a caller deal.

With 13 wins, 7 of them coming successful nan UFC, he is considered 1 of nan brightest imaginable successful mixed martial arts, but his bout pinch Kape saw a tumultuous build-up.

Mokaev admitting to confronting Kape astatine nan fight-week hotel, while nan Portuguese combatant said Mokaev sparked nan melee aft asking him to return a picture.

Security past had to measurement successful to abstracted nan fighters successful nan octagon earlier their bout began.

Mokaev had besides been linked pinch a move to nan PFL, but nan MMA promotion does not person a flyweight division.

Earlier this week Mokaev said he was retired of infirmary and "well" aft being progressive successful a car clang successful Dagestan connected Thursday.