Muhammad Mokaev vs Manel Kape Prediction: Muhammad Mokaev with the youth advantage

In the octagon on Sunday, the flyweight division will present a bout between Muhammad Mokarv and Manel Kape. It is set as the Preliminary Card fight 4 of 14 in the 125 lbs (56.7 kg) weight class. All action will take place at Co-op Live, Manchester, England, and can be watched live on ESPN+.

Muhammad Mokarv is an English professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is ranked 5th in the UFC flyweight fighter categories. He has a mixed martial arts record of 11 bouts, of which all 11 are wins. On August 1, 2020, Muhammad fought against Glenn McVeigh in Sweden under the Brave Combat Federation 37 card. He won by a unanimous decision. On October 1, 2020, he fought against Jamie Kelly, from Rochdale, fighting out of the SBG gym under Martin Stapleton. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke. Muhammad fought against Blaine O'Driscoll at Brave Combat Federation 54 on September 25, 2021, and won the fight via rear-naked choke in the second round. He has participated in 25 amateur matches, of which 23 were won and 2 were canceled. He has an ongoing streak of 35 wins.

Manel Kape is an Angolan-born, Portuguese professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has been a professional competitor since 2012; he has formerly competed for Cage Fighters, Knock Out Championship, and Rizin Fighting Federation. He has a mixed martial arts record of 25 bouts, of which all 19 are wins and 6 losses. He is the former Rizin Bantamweight Champion and the former Knock Out Championship Bantamweight Champion. He is ranked 5th in the UFC flyweight fighter categories. On September 30, 2018 at Rizin 13, Manel fought against Yusaku Nakamura. He won via a rear naked choke at the end of the third round. On March 13, 2021, at UFC Fight Night, Manel fought against Matheus Nicolau as a replacement for Tagir Ulanbekov; he lost the fight via controversial split decision.

This is a tough bout to predict. All fighters have great stats and wealth of experience to boast of. However, Muhammad Mokaev stands out in a lot of aspects. He will want to keep this done in the early rounds and uphold his unbeaten runs. More so, he is a younger fighter with much power who will capitalize on the 7-year gap difference against Manuel Kape.