Flyweight Manel Kape Continues Successful Run at UFC Fight Night
- Manel Kape knocked out Kyoji Horiguchi in the third round of the UFC Vegas 119 main event, avenging a previous loss from their 2017 meeting.
- Horiguchi previously defeated Kape and entered the matchup on a five-fight winning streak, while Kape arrived with three consecutive victories, all by finish.
- Although Horiguchi secured a takedown in round one, Kape regained momentum and finished the fight with ground-and-pound strikes in the third round.
- Kape's victory marks his 11th career finish, positioning the fighter for a potential title shot following the dominant performance.
- Levan Chokheli earned a TKO win over Leon Shahbazyan on the UFC Vegas 119 card, delivering one of the best debuts of 2026.
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Flyweight Manel Kape continues successful run at UFC Fight Night
Flyweight Manel Kape stopped Kyoji Horiguchi in the third round for his fourth straight victory on Saturday night in the UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas.
UFC Vegas 119 Main Event Winner Addresses Dana White for Ruining His International Plans With Stoppage Win
Manel Kape just put an emphatic stop to Kyoji Horiguchi‘s redemption tour, and he made sure UFC brass knew about it right away. ‘StarBoy,’ who headlined UFC Vegas 119 at the Meta Apex, avenged his nearly decade-old loss to Horiguchi with a brutal flash knockout in the third round. And rather than simply celebrate a potential flyweight title opportunity, he used his post-fight interview to take a fun swipe at CEO Dana White for derailing the prom…
Kyoji Horiguchi Breaks Silence After Loss To Manel Kape At UFC Vegas 119
Kyoji Horiguchi and Manel Kape (Photo by Imagn) After the historic UFC Freedom 250 show, the UFC went back to Las Vegas for UFC Vegas 119 with Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi. It was a typical Apex card. Not many people talked about it before the fights. But some fighters still gave great shows. Kape was one of them, and he made sure fans would remember his fight with Horiguchi. Round three was where things flipped completely. Horiguchi actually …

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