UFC flyweights Muhammad Mokaev and Manel Kape have reportedly been concerned in an altercation on the UFC Efficiency Institute (PI) in Las Vegas, in response to a teammate of Portuguese fighter Kape.
The unbeaten Mokaev and Kape are scheduled to compete in a 125-pound contest at UFC 304 in Manchester on July twenty seventh.
“Manel Kape hit Mokaev right here exterior the fitness center some time in the past,” Kape teammate Jean Silva is reported to have instructed AG Fight.
“He elbowed Mokaev within the head on the road bro. Bro, he caught Mokaev on the entrance right here to the PI, he headbutted him and elbowed him, on the street. He opened Mokaev’s head every week earlier than his struggle. He’s [Kape] a psychopath,” he added. (Word: the struggle between Mokaev in Kape is scheduled to happen in somewhat over three weeks’ time.)
Silva, who defeated Charles Jourdain ultimately weekend’s UFC 303 occasion in Las Vegas, added that a few of Mokaev’s personal teammates didn’t react to the fracas. Mokaev was born in Dagestan, Russia however moved to the UK on the age of 12. He was given UK citizenship in 2021.
Silva added: “The Russians right here, bro, they didn’t even assist, they only watched Mokaev take a d***, then Mokaev mentioned, ‘I’m going to catch you’, he mentioned he was going to slap Kape within the face. Then [Kape] noticed Mokaev and Mokaev needed to apologise, and [Kape] mentioned, ‘Apologies received’t be accepted, now you’ll must do it’.
“Then Mokaev took a step again. Once I went down and opened the second door, [Kape] arrived and headbutted Mokaev and elbowed him. Mokaev fell right down to the bottom then the Russians simply watched,” Silva mentioned.
Mokaev, 23, is 12-0 (with one no contest) in his 13 skilled bouts up to now, which adopted an excellent 26-0 newbie profession. Kape, in the meantime, as posted a 19-6 profession document — and has received every of his previous 4 UFC bouts.
