On the night of March 3 at UFC Fight Night 238 in Las Vegas, the British-born Dagestani defeated American Alex Perez by unanimous decision of the judges.
"I want to thank my team, the royal family of Bahrain, who support me, my camp, my coaches. I represent Dagestan and the UK.
I never divide people into nations. I have never had people in my circle who separate others based on race. We treat people either well or badly. I just wanted to make this clear, because a lot of interesting things are happening in the world now," Mokayev said at a press conference.