By FCF Staff

Manel Kape and Muhammad Mokaev aren’t scheduled to fight until Saturday at UFC 304. But, it’s being reported the two got into a brawl ahead of the event.

UFC 304 is taking place in Manchester, England, and recently the footage below was shared out via social media, which reportedly shows the teams of Mokaev and Kape. MMA Fighting also confirmed with sources that there was an altercation between the flyweights at the fighter hotel.

Team Mokaev & Team Kape got into an altercation at the fighters hotel, possibly due to the earlier rumours of a bloody altercation at the UFC PI (via @RedCorner_MMA) pic.twitter.com/zA6T0sLgpB

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) July 25, 2024

Earlier this year, the UFC’s Jean Silva reported that he had witnessed Kape go after Mokaev outside the UFC’s Performance Institute in Las Vegas. Kape claimed, however, the story was made up as a means to promote the fight.

Kape (19-6) has won four straight fights heading into UFC 304, while the undefeated Mokaev (12-0) has gone 6-0 to date in the UFC.

Currently, Kape is ranked #8 in the UFC’s flyweight division and Mokaev is ranked #6.