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Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. Last week’s list was one of the more submission-he…
Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. Last week’s list was one of the more submission-heavy ones to date, but this week gets back to the usual…
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Surging UFC flyweight prospect, Muhammad Mokaev has unleashed a lenghty tirade aimed in the direction of the outspoken, Paddy Pimblett – labelling the Liverpool native an “animal” for his polarizing promotional tactics during his Octagon tenure. Mokaev, touted as one of the biggest talents and prospects in professional mixed martial arts today, landed his second […]
Surging UFC flyweight prospect, Muhammad Mokaev has unleashed a lenghty tirade aimed in the direction of the outspoken, Paddy Pimblett – labelling the Liverpool native an “animal” for his polarizing promotional tactics during his Octagon tenure.
Mokaev, touted as one of the biggest talents and prospects in professional mixed martial arts today, landed his second UFC victory last Saturday night on the preliminary card of UFC London – defeating former LFA champion, Charles Johnson with a largely one-sided unanimous decision win.
As for Pimblett, the former Cage Warriors featherweight champion landed lightweight win number three during his 10 month Octagon run on the main card of the O2 Arena event, submitting Jordan Leavitt with a second round rear-naked choke.
However, Pimblett, was the subject of a verbal attack from Mokaev during the latter’s media availability, who criticized the Next Generation MMA staple for his promotional antics ahead of UFC London, referring to Pimblett as an “animal”.
“He (Paddy Pimblett) pulls his pants down – a man doesn’t do this, women don’t do this stuff,” Muhammad Mokaev told assembled media at UFC London. “Pulls his pants down, gets far, drinks beer, like (an) animal. Men in Liverpool – I know real Scouse people, they don’t do stuff like this. This guy is just too much. I’m not a hater, I just want to see the younger generation follow real men.”
“If you talk about U.K. guys, there’s Tom Aspinall, there’s Arnold Allen, Leon Edwards – men of the world of what they’re doing,” Muhammad Mokaev continued. “They will back you up. Not this guy (Paddy Pimblett). (He) walk behind security, when he sees a camera, then he’s like a real guy, but when there’s no camera, he’s hiding. I see this. I know this energy.”
Earlier this year, IMMAF veteran and decorated amateur, Mokaev made his promotional bow at UFC London in March, submitting Cody Durden with a highlight-reel 58-second guillotine triumph at the O2 Arena.
Former UFC light heavyweight contender, Jimi Manuwa has admitted that he did, in fact, slap former opponent, Aleksandar Rakic during a confrontation at UFC London over the course of last weekend – claiming that he had previously informed the Austrian-born contender of his intentions if they crossed paths. Manuwa, a pioneer of professional mixed martial […]
Former UFC light heavyweight contender, Jimi Manuwa has admitted that he did, in fact, slap former opponent, Aleksandar Rakic during a confrontation at UFC London over the course of last weekend – claiming that he had previously informed the Austrian-born contender of his intentions if they crossed paths.
Manuwa, a pioneer of professional mixed martial arts in the UK, retired from the sport back in June of 2019 following UFC Fight Night Stockholm after he suffered a brutal high kick knockout loss to Rakic.
The defeat saw Manuwa slip to 17-6 as a professional, with the knockout defeat coming as his fourth consecutive loss.
As for Rakic, the light heavyweight contender headlined UFC Vegas 54 most recently, with the #3 ranked contender suffering a knee injury en route to an eventual doctor’s stoppage TKO loss against former champion, Jan Blachowicz in a potential championship eliminator.
Following UFC London on Saturday, Rakic claimed on his social media that Manuwa had sucker-punched him during an altercation at the O2 Arena, however, the latter has denied that he did, in fact, strike the Austrian with a closed-fist – but insists he did slap Rakic.
“It wasn’t a sucker-punch, we were face-to-face and I slapped him (Aleksandar Rakic) and he moved away and did nothing,” Jimi Manuwa told BJPENN.com. “The security came at the end of it, and I didn’t make a scene. I told him I was going to slap him when I saw him and that is what I did…”
“He was walking past and I said to him, ‘What are you saying now?’” Jimi Manuwa continued. “And he was acting all confused. He tried to keep walking so I slapped him and he was like a fox in the headlights. He didn’t say anything after.”
Pointing out his prior career losses to other perennial light heavyweight contenders, Manuwa insists he has good relationships with them, however, that is far from the case with Rakic.
“The fight is the fight, it’s not the first time I’ve lost,” Jimi Manuwa said. “I’ve lost to ‘Rumble’ Johnson, Gustafsson, Oezdemir, I lost to Blachowicz and we are all friends now. I text them every now and then to check in and we are all respectful. Rakic, I don’t know what it is. I got asked by a fan what fight do I want back and I said this one with Rakic because I feel like I didn’t get to show my real skills.
“He came back and said, ‘Oh, I knocked you out, do you need some money off the 50 bags I earned?’” Jimi Manuwa explained. “Or he sends stuff he bought and says he bought it using the money he got from knocking me out. Just being proper disrespectful and I said to him, ‘When I see you keep the same energy’. And that’s it. I just had to give him what he deserves for acting like a troll and a keyboard warrior online.”
UFC flyweight Molly McCann says her good friend and teammate Paddy Pimblett was battling more than Jordan Leavitt at UFC London this weekend. Pimblett won his third straight UFC fight by submitting Leavitt in Round 2 at The O2 Arena on Saturday. After …
UFC flyweight Molly McCann says her good friend and teammate Paddy Pimblett was battling more than Jordan Leavitt at UFC London this weekend. Pimblett won his third straight UFC fight by submitting Leavitt in Round 2 at The O2 Arena on Saturday. After a strong end to the opening round, Pimblett got Leavitt’s neck and…
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While UFC London ended tragically with an injury to UK star Tom Aspinall, there were some thrilling moments throughout. However, according to Aleksandar Rakic, one of the more exciting moments of the night seems to have occurred in the crowd. Attending the fights, Rakic was sitting in the same row of seats as his former […]
While UFC London ended tragically with an injury to UK star Tom Aspinall, there were some thrilling moments throughout. However, according to Aleksandar Rakic, one of the more exciting moments of the night seems to have occurred in the crowd.
Attending the fights, Rakic was sitting in the same row of seats as his former opponent, Jimi Manuwa. After the event ended, Rakic was getting escorted back to the hotel by security, where he had to pass by Manuwa to exit. According to the ‘Rocket’, this is where words ensued, and the ‘Poster Boy’ allegedly punched him as Rakic was turning his back.
“Jimi Manuwa, you piece of sh*t,” Rakic said, taking to Twitter to make a video statement. “You son of a b*tch. What a p*ssy move you did last night on me.”
“Guys, I would just let you know that after the event at UFC London, the security was escorting me to the transfer back to the hotel, and ‘Mr. Still Sleep’ was sitting in my row at the end of the row, so I needed to pass by.” Rakic said, describing the incident. “And I pass by and he talked to me something – I didn’t really pay attention.”
“I have nothing to do with that guy,” Aleksandar Rakic continued. “For me, this is over. So I started to turn away and he sucker-punched me. And even in that close range, he couldn’t catch my head. I think he caught me with the forearm on my neck.”
At 14-3, with six UFC victories under his belt, Aleksandar Rakic is one of the premier light heavyweights in the world. Coming off of a leg injury in his last fight against Jan Blachowicz, the ‘Rocket’ is on the road to recovery and undoubtedly hopes to return with a crescendo.
For Jimi Manuwa, four consecutive losses with three being via KO/TKO have spelled the end of his career. Ironically, it was actually Rakic who defeated him last, with a stunning head kick that turned the lights out and retired Manuwa.
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According to Aleksandar Raki?, former opponent Jimi Manuwa is still hung up on the result of their 2019 matchup. In a video posted on Twitter, the 30-year-old light heavyweight claimed that Manuwa sucker punched him while Raki? was attending UFC London…
According to Aleksandar Raki?, former opponent Jimi Manuwa is still hung up on the result of their 2019 matchup. In a video posted on Twitter, the 30-year-old light heavyweight claimed that Manuwa sucker punched him while Raki? was attending UFC London. “Jimi Manuwa, you piece of shit,” Raki? said. “You son of a bitch, man….
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