Tim Elliott Meets Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 294 on Oct. 21

A pivotal Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight contest is the first official fight booked for the Abu Dhabi card in October.

The promotion intends on returning to the Etihad Arena on Yas Island at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Oct. 21. No fight had been booked for the show in a little over three months until Friday, when Eurosport NL reported that Tim Elliott (19-12-1) would be battling it out with Muhammad Mokaev (10-0, 1 NC) on the billing. The Missouri-based flyweight confirmed the pairing on Instagram along with other outlets shortly after its announcement.

Triumphant in his last two, Elliott is currently riding the longest win streak of his two UFC stints. On two previous occasions, Elliott had strung a pair of victories together, but he had never been able to amass a third. In 2022, he upset Tagir Ulanbekov to remain a ranked contender. In June, the former Glory MMA & Fitness staple picked up a hard-fought decision over Victor Altamirano. Elliott has gone the distance in each of his last five fights.

While Elliott has heard the final bell in every one of his recent encounters, the same could not be said for rising flyweight contender Mokaev, who has pulled off four submissions in his last five pro outings. Debuting in the UFC in March 2022, Mokaev hit a guillotine choke on Cody Durden to announce himself to the division. A win on the scorecards over Charles Johnson and a late armbar of Malcolm Gordon completed his rock-solid 2022 campaign. The Dagestan-born Brit last competed in March, where he hit a neck crank on Jafel Filho with 28 seconds left in the bout.Nassourdine Imavov vs Ikram Aliskerov Paulo Costa vs Khamzat Chimaev Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Bruno Silva Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker Abu Azaitar vs Sedriques Dumas Victoria Dudakova vs Jinh Yu Frey Anshul Jubli vs Mike Breeden Mohammad Yahya vs Trevor Peek Said Nurmagomedov vs Muin Gafurov Javid Basharat vs Victor Henry Nathaniel Wood vs Muhammadjon Naimov