A high-stakes flyweight showdown between Manel Kape and Muhammad Mokaev is expected to take place at UFC 304 this summer. Mokaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) announced on Wednesday on Instagram that he is set to take on Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in what will likely serve as a 125-pound title eliminator on the July 27 event at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. A person with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie that Kape has verbally agreed to the bout. The person requested anonymity because no official UFC announcement has been made. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MOKAEV M•57 (@mokaev_muhammad) Mokaev, No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie flyweight rankings , is on a six-fight winning streak inside the octagon and is unbeaten throughout his amateur and professional career.
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