Overview

• BRAVE CF announced Mokaev vs. Gerard Burns for the first flyweight belt at Brave 100 in Isa Town, Bahrain, following an official press release.
• Burns enters the main event on a six-fight winning streak and most recently defeated Alinson Ochoa by unanimous decision in July.
• Mokaev remains unbeaten since leaving the UFC and most recently earned a unanimous-decision win over Thomas Assis at 971 FC in June while competing at bantamweight.
• During his UFC tenure, Mokaev defeated ranked flyweights including Manel Kape, Alex Perez, Tim Elliott and Charles Johnson before the promotion opted not to re-sign him after UFC 304.
• Outlets report that a victory could bolster Mokaev’s prospects of a UFC return, though the disputed circumstances of his exit remain unresolved.