Why are they matching him up with the #10 flyweight guy who hasnt beaten anyone relevant.
Poor list of options and they're desperate to have Pantoja fight on 301 since they had to put Pereira on 300. Pantoja said last week that he saw Mokaev and Erceg as the most worthy options for 301.
1. Royval - fought last month, think he's injured? lost to Pantoja twice including a few months ago
2. Moreno - lost to Pantoja 3x, lost last month
3. Albazi - neck injury
4. Kara-France - coming off a L
5. Nicolau - coming off a L, rebooked against Kape
6. Kape - rebooked against Nicolau, not getting a title shot after missing weight
7. Mokaev - only other feasible option, guess they want him to develop a bit more
8. Perez - coming off an L
9. Elliott - booked against Taira, lost to Mokaev 2 fights ago