“Even the Russians didn’t help him.” A top UFC fighter from Dagestan was attacked on the street
Sergey Sorokin July 4, 2024, 12:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Did Muhammad Mokaev and Manel Kape decide to stop their fight at any cost?
On July 27, the UFC 304 tournament will take place in Manchester (England). Several important clashes are planned within its framework. The fight between Muhammad Mokaev and Manel Kape promises to be very interesting. Especially now that news about the street fight between the fighters has leaked on the Internet. At first, the guys actively exchanged “courtesy” on social networks. And then they decided that the time had come to take decisive measures. Apparently, the rivals do not forgive each other for criticism and offensive words on the Internet. And they decided everything in the old fashioned way: with their fists on the street.
Predicting a title and a wonderful future in UFC for Mokaev:
The UFC flyweight champion is disappointing everyone. But two fighters from Russia will save the day.
It is worth noting that Mokaev seems more modest ahead of the upcoming fight. Apparently, he is completely focused on the title opportunity that is looming somewhere very close. But it is necessary to defeat Kape in order to convince the organization of his worth. But Manel, who has not been undefeated for a long time, is having the most fun. At first, he rather harshly attacked the native of Dagestan on social media.
Manel Kapé
UFC Flyweight Fighter
“Mokaev is the youngest fighter and he has been making a lot of noise lately. Plus, he is on a six-fight winning streak. Someone needs to bring him down to earth. I am going to prove once again that my fights are not boring. You will see a masterclass performed by me. I don’t focus on his wrestling. How many fighters managed to knock me down? Even the champion Pantoja couldn’t do it. Do you think Mokaev can? If he transfers me, I will do the same thing I did to David Dvorak – rip his arm off.”
And now a piece of news has appeared, after which the confrontation began to shine in new colors. Brazilian UFC fighter Gene Silva said in an interview with MMA Fighting that Kape attacked Mokaev. And he did it right in Las Vegas (USA), in front of the UFC Institute: “Manel Kape hit Mokaev right here, near the gym, some time ago. He elbowed Mohammed in the head on the street, bro. Kape caught Mokaev near the UFC headquarters. He hit him with his head and elbow and cut off Mokaev’s head. Kape is a real psychopath and I was about to train with him that day. It all happened near the entrance to the UFC headquarters. There were Russians there, but even they didn’t help Mokaev. They just watched as Mohammed snatched them away.”
Muhammad Mokayev
Photo: Jeff Bottari/Getty Images
It is worth noting that in the UFC, this method of splitting fights has become common for quite some time now. For example, recently Arman Tsarukyan sparked a similar conflict. He met with Bobby Grieg at the hotel (and they actually performed in different pairs) and began a real test with fights and confrontations. And the interest in each of the guys instantly increased significantly. Therefore, even now everything looks like an attempt to improve the status of the fight as much as possible in order to give it absolutely the character of a contender.
The title continues to elude Mokaev:
Mokaev is not allowed to win the UFC championship. The Dagestani “survived” from his native division.
You have to understand that Mokaev is not the brightest fighter. Of course, he tries to win beautifully in the octagon, but five fights in a row always go to the third round. The Dagestani tries to take risks, but he himself falls into complex and dangerous techniques, after which he literally survives. And outside the cage, Muhammad tries to be a star. But although all his statements are of the same type, there is no special “fire” in them. And now Mokaev immediately becomes a much more interesting character, even if he was attacked.
Muhammad Mokaev and Jafell Filho
Photo: Jeff Bottari/Getty Images
Apparently, the UFC is finally returning to the days when Conor McGregor was making his fights more exciting. With fights, scandals, attacks. And that’s even good. Of course, we don’t encourage aggression, especially outside the octagon. But the interest in this matchup has definitely increased several times after the latest news. It seems that this was of vital importance to Mokaev.
