Please pry your eyes away from the brightly lit tent displaying the name “Paddy Pimblett” and walk a bit off the midway. That’s where you’ll find the small, poorly lit placard for Muhammad Mokaev, who is the fighter to watch at UFC London.
Mokaev opens the UFC London card on Saturday. The 21-year-old signed on with the UFC in November on the strength of a 6-0 (one no contest) pro run following a 23-0 amateur career in MMA.
Mokaev was born in Dagestan, but he’s lived in England since he and his father fled Russia with little more than the clothes on their backs when he was 12.