Muhammad Mokaev removed from MVP’s Netflix card due to visa issues

Most Valuable Promotions’ first MMA card has taken a hit one
week before the event.

The promotion on Saturday announced that Muhammad
Mokaev has been pulled from his proposed bout against Adriano
Moraes due to “visa delays.” As a result, Phumi Nkuta
will step in and face Moraes in a 130-pound catchweight
matchup.

Most Valuable Promotions “Rousey vs. Carano” takes place on May
16 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles and is headlined by a
five-round, featherweight clash pitting Ronda
Rousey against Gina Carano.
The main card airs on Netflix beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The
prelims, which include Moraes vs. Nkuta, kick off at 6 p.m. ET/3
p.m. PT on MVP’s YouTube channel.

Unbeaten and Experienced

A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, Nkuta will take an 11-0
professional mark into the showdown against Moraes. The 30-year-old
known as “Turbo” last appeared at Urijah
Faber’s A1 Combat 34 on March 27, when he took a unanimous
verdict over Namiki
Kawahara. Nkuta is a former
Cage Fury Fighting Championships title holder who has also
competed for Bellator
MMA and
Legacy Fighting Alliance.

Moraes is a former ONE champion at 135 pounds. “Black Diamond” made
his name fighting under the ONE banner, going 12-6 during a lengthy
stint that began in 2013. He notably scored a second-round knockout
victory against Demetrious
Johnson in a 135-pound title bout in April 2021.

Mokaev, who is the reigning
Brave Combat Federation titlist, is unbeaten in 17 professional
outings. He earned a Top 10 ranking after going 7-0 in the UFC,
besting the likes of Manel Kape,
Alex
Perez and Tim Elliott
in the process. He was released from the organization in 2024 and
has gone 3-0 in MMA bouts since then, winning the Brave CF
flyweight strap this past November.