Muhammad Mokaev has avoided some serious damage after UFC 286 this past Saturday.
The UFC flyweight was on his way to a win against Jafel Filho when he found himself caught in a near fight-ending kneebar. Despite having his knee bent backward and wincing in pain, the ‘Punisher’ survived. And with seconds remaining in the fight, Mokaev snatched up a rear-naked choke on the ‘Pastor,’ forcing him to tap.
Days after his win, Mokaev shared on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani that he heard ’six or seven’ cracks in his knee. And though that sounds serious, the undefeated fighter says ‘six or seven’ cracks amount to a Grade 2 partial MCL tear.