Muhammad Mokaev has reportedly been in an accident while driving in Dagestan.
The incident occurred on Thursday, Aug. 22, near the Khasavyurt-Kizlyar highway. According to several Russian media outlets, the former UFC star was driving a Mercedes-AMG A35 when the vehicle swerved into a ditch after a collision.
Onlookers helped Mokaev out of the damaged car, who allegedly requested no photos be taken of him. However, some pictures and videos of the accident surfaced on social media nonetheless. The left wing, wheel, and windshield of the car were destroyed, but the rear part was salvageable.
Take a look at the aftermath of Muhammad Mokaev’s accident below as shared by Mash and Red Corner MMA:
A friend of Mokaev was also in the car with him when the incident took place.
No update on Mokaev or his friend’s health is available at the time of writing this article.
PFL seemingly changes tune about Muhammad Mokaev
The Dagestani-English fighter fought his last fight against Manel Kape at UFC 304, after which he was unceremoniously not re-signed by the promotion despite being on an undefeated streak. The decision sparked controversy in the MMA community.
Dana White remained vague about the real reason but stated that Mokaev had made the matchmakers in the company unhappy. An insider claimed that the UFC brass was forced to make the call since Mokaev was negotiating with the PFL while still being on contract with the UFC.
The PFL denied being in any talks with the fighter. President Ray Sefo even went a step ahead and said the company was not interested since Mokaev was a “pain in the a*s to deal with.”
However, from what the PFL CEO Peter Murray said in a recent interview with Sherdog, they seemed to have changed their mind. He said:
“Muhammad [Mokaev] is the real deal; a lot of respect for him. I believe Muhammad Mokaev could absolutely be the future face of flyweights within the Professional Fighters League, should that be a weight class we open up in the Global Season or within our Bellator platform. It’s absolutely something we’re looking at and this kid is impressive.”
Mokaev reshared the news on X with a smiling emoji.
