Muhammad Mokaev will meet Manel Kape at UFC 304 in Manchester.

This summer, Muhammad Mokaev and Manel Cape will meet in a flyweight title eliminator.

On Wednesday, MMA Fighting confirmed to sources that Mokaev and Kape will fight at UFC 304 in Manchester on July 27. House of Fight was the first to report this news, and Mokaev confirmed this message on his social networks.

One of the hottest prospects in all of MMA, Mokaev is only 23 years old, but he is already the No. 9 flyweight in the global MMA rankings. Undefeated in his professional career, the English fighter of Dagestani origin is 6-0 in the UFC with four wins by submission. Most recently, he defeated Alex Perez via unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 87.

One of the hottest fighters in the flyweight division, Kape has been ranked in the top 10 for years and is currently on a four-fight winning streak inside the Octagon. Lately, however, Kape's fights have been about getting into the cage as well as fighting in the cage, with “The Starboy” missing weight for his scheduled bout against Matheus Nicolau at UFC Vegas 84 and then backing out of re-booking the fight a few months later. unknown reasons.

There is currently no main event or co-main event at UFC 304, although there are rumors that UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards and interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall will likely defend their titles in their home countries .

Damon Martin contributed to this report..