"I really want Erceg to win this fight. I think he has a better jab than Pantoja. Alesandre is just a dog with jiu-jitsu technique. I don't see him as anything special," Mokaev wrote on social media.
The confrontation between Pantoja and Erceg will take place on the night of May 5 in Rio de Janeiro and will headline the UFC 301 numbered event. In the co-main event of that event, former featherweight champion Jose Aldo will fight Jonathan Martinez.