After exit from MVP card, Muhammad Mokaev to fight in Ilia Topuria’s promotion

Muhammad
Mokaev may have missed on the opportunity to fight on Netflix,
but that won’t prevent him from maintaining an active
itinerary.

After visa issues forced Mokaev to withdraw from a matchup with
Adriano
Moraes at
Most Valuable Promotions “Rousey vs. Carano,” the UFC veteran
has agreed to face Jorge Calvo
at WOW 31 on June 6 in Madrid, Spain. The
organization announced the bantamweight bout on Wednesday.
UFC lightweight champ Iia Topuria is part owner of the
promotion, which is officially known as Way of Warrior FC.

A New Opportunity

Mokaev, who is the reigning
Brave Combat Federation titlist, is unbeaten in 17 professional
outings. He earned a Top 10 ranking after going 7-0 in the UFC,
besting the likes of Manel Kape,
Alex
Perez and Tim Elliott
in the process. He was released from the organization in 2024 and
has gone 3-0 in MMA bouts since then, winning the Brave CF
flyweight strap this past November.

A native of Costa Rica, Calvo owns a 20-7 career mark. He was the
LUX Fight League flyweight champion until dropping a unanimous
decision to Paulino
Siller on Feb. 13. That defeat snapped an eight-bout winning
streak for the 34-year-old.