{"id":461341,"date":"2022-10-25T12:48:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=461341"},"modified":"2022-10-25T12:48:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:48:09","slug":"muhammad-mokaev-slams-malcolm-gordon-for-his-performance-at-ufc-280-he-didnt-fight-like-a-professional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/muhammad-mokaev-slams-malcolm-gordon-for-his-performance-at-ufc-280-he-didnt-fight-like-a-professional\/","title":{"rendered":"Muhammad Mokaev slams Malcolm Gordon for his performance at UFC 280: \u201cHe didn\u2019t fight like a professional\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Muhammad Mokaev is slamming Malcolm Gordon for his performance at UFC 280.<\/p>\n<p>It was just last Saturday that Muhammad Mokaev (9-0 MMA) defeated Malcolm Gordon (14-6 MMA) via a third-round armbar submission in their flyweight bout at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The win for &#8216;The Punisher&#8217; gave him the distinction of 9 wins in a row and a spot in the UFC top-15 flyweight rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon came into the match will recent wins over Denys Bondar (14-3 MMA) in February of this year and Francisco Figueiredo (13-5 MMA) in July of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Mokaev most recently defeated Charles Johnson (11-3 MMA) in July of this year and Cody Durden (13-4 MMA) back in March.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at his post-fight press conference, Mokaev shared his thoughts on the fight with Gordon saying (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2022\/10\/muhammad-mokaev-malcolm-gordon-did-not-fight-like-a-professional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMANews<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNo I just wanted to finish him (Gordon) early, it didn\u2019t work out and then\u2026 he didn\u2019t fight like a professional. He fought like a crazy little\u2026 angry old man want to bully the young guy. But it\u2019s okay, I\u2019ve done victory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gordon, 32, is a veteran compared to the younger Mokaev who is just 22, which perhaps led to the latter calling him an &#8216;angry old man&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Mokaev also didn&#8217;t elaborate on why he thought Gordon was &#8216;unprofessional&#8217; during their bout but obviously did not have kind words for &#8216;X&#8217; post fight.<\/p>\n<p>As for what is next for Mokaev, he has called out <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/brandon-royval-says-its-hard-to-watch-video-on-askar-askarov-due-to-his-style-confident-hell-finish-him-to-set-up-ufc-283-rematch-with-alexandre-pantoja\/\">Brandon Royval<\/a>, (14-6 MMA) who is currently ranked at number 5 in the flyweight rankings. Manel Kape (17-6 MMA) and Matt Schnell (16-6 MMA) are also possibilities for the up and coming young fighter.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with Mokaev that Gordon performed poorly at UFC 280?<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see &#8216;The Punisher&#8217; fight next?<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muhammad Mokaev is slamming Malcolm Gordon for his performance at UFC 280. It was just last Saturday that Muhammad Mokaev (9-0 MMA) defeated Malcolm Gordon (14-6 MMA) via a third-round armbar submission in their flyweight bout at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. 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