Muhammad Mokaev News

Harry Kettle - August 12, 2024

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has given his thoughts on the promotion’s decision not to re-sign Muhammad Mokaev. As many fans know, Muhammad Mokaev is no longer with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He may be an undefeated flyweight prospect, but the promotion has decided he’s not worth keeping on the books. One of the main reasons for that, it seems, is his attitude.

Harry Kettle - August 8, 2024

MMA analyst Chael Sonnen believes Muhammad Mokaev is doing all the right things to be re-signed by the UFC. As we know, Muhammad Mokaev is no longer signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. This is despite his undefeated record, and despite the fact he defeated Manel Kape in his last outing at UFC 304. The rumor mill has suggested that it’s due to his poor attitude – and his fight week brawl against Kape’s team wouldn’t have helped.

Curtis Calhoun - August 7, 2024

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling thinks the promotion made a significant error in releasing Muhammad Mokaev. Mokaev defeated Manel Kape by unanimous decision at UFC 304 last month in Manchester. The win moved him to 13-0 in his career, and at the time, moved him one step closer to a flyweight title shot.

Harry Kettle - August 5, 2024

Muhammad Mokaev has offered to take a free fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in order to return to the promotion. As we know, Muhammad Mokaev has had a busy few weeks. He got involved in a brawl during UFC 304 fight week, defeated Manel Kape, called for a title shot, and was then wasn’t re-signed by the promotion.

Curtis Calhoun - August 2, 2024

UFC flyweight contender Steve Erceg didn’t mince words in his reaction to Muhammad Mokaev’s controversial release from the promotion. Erceg will face Kai Kara-France in the UFC 305 co-main event later this month. The card marks the UFC’s return to Perth, Australia, headlined by Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya.

Harry Kettle - July 31, 2024

UFC fighter Jake Hadley has called out Muhammad Mokaev for his actions during UFC 304 fight week. As we know, Muhammad Mokaev has had an interesting week. He got involved in a brawl with Manel Kape and his team, defeated Kape at UFC 304, and was then released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. There are allegations that he had been negotiating with PFL while still being signed to UFC, but this has been rejected by Mokaev’s camp.

Josh Evanoff - July 30, 2024

No, former UFC flyweight contender Muhammad Mokaev hasn’t spoken with the PFL. ‘The Punisher’ returned to the cage over the weekend on the UFC 304 prelims. Back for the first time since a unanimous decision victory over Alex Perez in March, the flyweight was set for a grudge match with Manel Kape. Muhammad Mokaev and ‘Starboy’ had verbally attacked each other in the build-up to the fight, and even brawled during fight week.

Harry Kettle - July 30, 2024

UFC’s final straw with Muhammad Mokaev was reportedly his attempt to negotiate with PFL prior to the final fight on his contract. Last weekend, Muhammad Mokaev kept his unbeaten mixed martial arts record intact. He did so by grinding out a win over Manel Kape, but it wasn’t all that easy. There was a bitter feud between the two heading into the encounter and while they did make up after the fight, you could certainly feel the tension during it.

Fernando Quiles - July 28, 2024

Muhammad Mokaev is still holding out hope that he can remain on the UFC roster. Mokaev went one-on-one with Manel Kape in what was thought to be a pivotal matchup in the flyweight division. Despite the beef both men had going into the bout, the fight was rather tame with exciting moments being few and far between.

Fernando Quiles - July 28, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White doesn’t expect Muhammad Mokaev to stick around in his promotion. Mokaev was in action this past Saturday on the UFC 304 prelims in Manchester. He went one-on-one with Manel Kape in a flyweight bout that many felt had major implications going in.

Chris Taylor - July 27, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 304 results, including the men’s flyweight bout between Manel Kape and Muhammad Mokaev. The highly anticipated ‘Kape vs. Mokaev’ bout, which features two of the top contenders at flyweight, was mysteriously moved from the main card to the first bout of the televised prelims.

Harry Kettle - July 27, 2024

UFC contender Muhammad Mokaev has sent a clear warning to rival Manel Kape ahead of their collision at UFC 304. Muhammad Mokaev and Manel Kape are set to battle it out in a deeply personal flyweight encounter tonight. It seemed like they weren’t big fans of one another for weeks heading into fight night, and a few days ago, they actually got into a huge brawl at the fighter hotel.

Harry Kettle - July 25, 2024

Manel Kape has taken aim at Muhammad Mokaev following their brawl in the fighter hotel ahead of UFC 304. As we know, Manel Kape and Muhammad Mokaev will collide this weekend at UFC 304. It’s a blockbuster flyweight contest and, for the winner, it could mean a title shot at some point in the future. Of course, with a bout of this magnitude comes some back and forth between the two competitors.

Harry Kettle - July 25, 2024

Manel Kape, Muhammad Mokaev and their teams got into a brawl this week at the UFC 304 fighter hotel. This weekend at UFC 304, we will see a host of thrilling fights. From pillar to post, there are plenty of fascinating encounters to see up and down the card. One of those collisions is Manel Kape vs Muhammad Mokaev. This is a blockbuster bout in the flyweight division, and there’s every chance that the winner will wind up landing themselves a title shot.

Harry Kettle - July 24, 2024

Fight fans have given their thoughts on Manel Kape vs Muhammad Mokaev seemingly being demoted to the early prelims at UFC 304. This weekend, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Manchester, England for a blockbuster event. We will see two title fights, the return of Paddy Pimblett, and a whole host of other elite fighters competing.

Cole Shelton - July 23, 2024

Muhammad Mokaev will be fighting out his contract at UFC 304. Mokaev was originally supposed to take on Manel Kape on the main card, but their fight was moved from the prelims and has since been bumped down to the early prelims. It was surprising that a pivotal flyweight fight was moved to so early in the card, but speaking to MMA on SiriusXM, Mokaev revealed it’s because the UFC doesn’t like his style of fighting.

Harry Kettle - May 24, 2024

UFC flyweight Manel Kape has promised a masterclass when he takes on Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 304. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of the flyweight division. A parade of top fighters have started to break through and now, there’s an argument to be made that it’s one of the most exciting divisions in the entire promotion.

Susan Cox - May 10, 2024

Kai Kara-France is slamming Muhammad Mokaev for questioning his callout of Steve Erceg. The undefeated Mokaev (12-0 MMA) last fought and defeated Alex Perez (25-8 MMA) in a flyweight bout this past March by unanimous decision. ‘The Punisher’ remains undefeated inside of the Octagon.