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So long Askar Mozharov, we hardly knew ye. Per UFC Roster Watch, “The Ukrainian McGregor” will not be given a second UFC fight after his debut loss to Alonzo Menifield.
❌ Fighter removed: Askar Mozharov
— UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) June 15, 2022
It’s not often a fighter is released after a single UFC loss. Typically, even utterly bad performances are granted a bit of leniency and a second opportunity. After all, the famed UFC jitters are a real thing, and many fighters have really turned their careers around after rough starts. What makes Mozharov an exception?
I’m not the UFC matchmaker in charge of managing the roster, but I have to imagine it has something to do with his falsified record. Just days before his UFC debut, Sherdog’s team started really digging into Mozharov’s record. As a result, they found several of Mozharov’s wins occurred at fictional fight events that never happened. In addition, videos of additional defeats were uncovered.
As a result, Mozharov’s official record diminished from a shiny 25-7 to a far more pedestrian 19-12. Then, Menifield stopped him in the first round, so that record now sits at 19-13 … at best.
I wouldn’t expect Mozharov back inside the Octagon barring a very major — and very real — win streak on the regional scene
.@RichardAMann demonstrates what a number Max Holloway did on Calvin Kattar. 40% of all significant strikes Kattar has absorbed in his UFC career came from one bout with the former champ. https://t.co/fhKWwvpzhq pic.twitter.com/gokJ601SUC
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) June 15, 2022
Also, in terms of being known as a power punchers, Josh Emmett might be the most underrated fighter in the UFC on that consideration. Accurate puncher, too: pic.twitter.com/eHKuWV4Fmi
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) June 15, 2022
Jones Jones (mildly) reacts to Jiri Prochazka’s new ownership of his old title:
Congratulations Champ @jiri_bjp
— BONY (@JonnyBones) June 15, 2022
Conor McGregor works out in a scenic spot.
