TAMPA, Fla. – Manel Kape believes he’s right around the corner from a title shot, and promises a rematch against UFC flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja would be a much different fight.
At UFC on ESPN 63, Kape (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) returns to the octagon for the second time in 2024, looking to return to the win column against Bruno Silva. It’s the lone men’s flyweight fight on the card, and “Starboy” believes it will be the most exciting fight of the event.
“What I like about Bruno is he doesn’t walk back, he tries to find the fight,” Kape told reporters at Wednesday’s media day. “That’s what I like. … He like to bang, I like to bang, so it’s going to be almost the same like my fight in Australia against Felipe dos Santos, and we have a great potential to win the bonus; Fight of the Night.”
