Muhammad Mokaev Claims He Is Financially Secure for Life

💰 Mokaev says that he can finish his career now and he is financially set.

“Financially.. I can finish my career and just sit and chill. I invested everything. I did everything smart.”

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Muhammad Mokaev claims he can stop fighting right now. 

Mokaev claims he doesn’t have to worry about his finances even if he hangs up his gloves today. The 24-year-old was seemingly wise enough to invest smartly and secure his future since his UFC days. 

However, with the current uncertainty regarding his fighting career, Mokaev just needs to keep competing to stay motivated. Having wrestled and fought for the majority of his life, the Dagestan-born Brit doesn’t know any other way of life.

“At this stage in my life, I can finish my career,” Mokaev told Home of Fight. “If it’s financially, I can finish my career today and just sit and chill and do nothing. Because I invested everything. I did everything smart. That’s why I’m not really worried about my career, because whatever I earned in UFC, I  understood that this money, it’s not forever. Injury can happen… So financially I don’t need to fight anymore… But motivation wise, I need to fight to train more. What else I can do? I wake up in the morning, if I don’t have training, what else I will do?”

While many saw the makings of a future champ in Mokaev, his UFC career came to an abrupt end. Mokaev’s contract was not renewed after he earned a lackluster unanimous decision win over Manel Kape to maintain his undefeated record at UFC 304 last year. However, his fighting style wasn’t the likely reason for the end of his UFC career. Kape and Mokaev had gotten into multiple physical altercations leading up to the fight, with both parties accusing the other of sucker punching. 

Mokaev then earned a submission win at Brave Combat Federation followed by a stoppage win at Karate Combat earlier this month. “The Punisher” will return to MMA competition against Alisher Gabdullin (15-4) at the 971 Fighting Championship on June 14 at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai. 

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com

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