Manel Kape

Manel Kape vs. Brandon Royval booked for UFC 317

There’s movement at the top of the UFC flyweight division. Title contenders Manel Kape and Brandon Royval have been booked to meet at UFC 317 on June 28 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. MMA Junkie confirmed the news with two sources following a first report by Laerte Viana....

‘Cheated like crazy’: Fighters react to Manel Kape’s TKO of Asu Almabayev at UFC Fight Night 253

After accepting an injury replacement on short notice, Manel Kape held serve in the UFC Fight Night 253 and moved closer to his first flyweight title shot. Originally scheduled to fight former title challenger Brandon Royval, who withdrew due to a concussion, Kape (21-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) showed he...

Video: UFC Fight Night 253 backstage post-fight interviews with winners

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 253 took place Saturday with 10 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex. You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 253 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. For more on...

Manel Kape predicts Alexandre Pantoja gets Kai Kara-France – and he plans to smoke the winner

Manel Kape views his upcoming UFC main event as a title eliminator but predicts he’ll have to wait in line before a title fight actually happens. At UFC Fight Night 253, Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) will battle Brandon Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC). The winner will align themselves...

Manel Kape might have to ring Dana White’s doorbell after UFC Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. – After one of the most impressive wins of his UFC tenure, Manel Kape has some requests. Whether or not he’ll see them come to fruition will be another thing entirely, but you know what they say about stranger things … Kape (20-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) on...

Manel Kape thought he ‘definitely won’ at UFC 304, says Muhammad Mokaev’s short pull deserved point deduction

Manel Kape is not happy with the officiating of his fight against Muhammad Mokaev both from a judging and refereeing standpoint. Kape (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC), a UFC flyweight contender and former Rizin FF champion, lost a close, but lackluster unanimous decision to Mokaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in...

Manel Kape thinks flyweight title rematch with Alexandre Pantoja would be much different after UFC 304

MANCHESTER, England – Manel Kape met the media Wednesday ahead of his fight at UFC 304. Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) takes on Muhammad Mokaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a flyweight fight on the ESPN+ preliminary card at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. At media day in Manchester,...

UFC 304: Eric Nicksick details ‘very weird’ Manel Kape-Muhammad Mokaev hotel altercation

MANCHESTER, England – Coach Eric Nicksick found himself caught in the middle of Manel Kape and Muhammad Mokaev’s altercation at the host hotel, and he didn’t see it coming. Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) faces Mokaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on Saturday at UFC 304 from Co-op Live. Tensions...

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