At this weekend’s UFC 294 pay-per-view, flyweight veteran Tim Elliott will look to proceed his high-quality kind contained in the Octagon.
Elliott, who has competed on MMA’s greatest stage since 2012, has made the journey to Abu Dhabi because the #10-ranked contender at 125 kilos. He cemented that place courtesy of consecutive victories over Tagir Ulanbekov and Victor Altamirano.
Subsequent, the 36-year-old Kansas native is tasked with defending his place in opposition to an undefeated prospect who many are branding a future champion, Muhammad Mokaev.
Since signing in 2021 as a embellished beginner, “The Punisher” has received 4 outings contained in the Octagon to safe a quantity subsequent to his title. With the deadline being March 2024 if he is to interrupt Jon Jones’ youngest UFC champion file, Mokaev is concentrating on an emphatic efficiency this Saturday on the Etihad Enviornment.
Elliott, nevertheless, is much from intimated.
Elliott: Mokaev Not As Good ‘As Individuals Suppose’
Throughout a latest interview with Sportskeeda MMA, Elliott appeared forward to his second style of cage motion this yr and spoke on the person from whom he’ll stand throughout come struggle night time within the UAE.
Regardless of a large portion of the MMA group backing Mokaev to seize the division’s gold down the road, together with former UFC middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya, Elliott has zero “worry” forward of sharing the Octagon with him.
“He is nice at being the hammer, but it surely’s onerous to inform how good he’s at being the nail,” Elliott mentioned. “I feel stylistically it is an awesome struggle for me. He is not harmful, he would not have loopy knockout energy, he would not have loopy submissions.
“It is a protected struggle for me. There is not any worry think about it,” Elliott continued. “It simply makes it to the place I can go on the market and do my factor and never have to fret an excessive amount of about what he is doing… I do not suppose he’s pretty much as good as individuals suppose he’s.”
Whereas Elliott will look to show that his pre-fight confidence was nicely positioned when he makes the stroll for the featured prelim on Saturday, “The Punisher” might be hoping to make his veteran counterpart pay for dismissing his risk.
"Being the villain being the great man it doesn't matter to me, I like to struggle."Tim Elliot (@TElliott125) is able to placed on a present at #UFC294 🔊🆙[@InAbuDhabi | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi]
— UFC Information (@UFCNews) October 17, 2023
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