Off the again of his high-stakes win tonight in the principle occasion of UFC Vegas 103, Manel Kape has vowed to scoop the flyweight title from the incumbent, Alexandre Pantoja — in truth, claiming he’ll “steal” the Brazilian star’s crown.
Kape, who entered tonight’s short-notice important occasion conflict with impromptu substitute, Asu Almabayev off the again of a December win over Bruno Gustavo da Silva, turned in his second straight win.
And more likely to narrowly transfer up within the flyweight rankings come subsequent week, Kape scored his second straight third spherical knockout, felling Almabayev with a collection of knees and follow-up strikes on the Octagon fence.
Manel Kape eyes title combat with Alexandre Pantoja after UFC Vegas 103 win
“Pay attention (Alexandre) Pantoja and Kai Kara-France,” Manel Kape advised throughout his post-fight interview after UFC Vegas 103. “Be ready, because I’m gonna steal that belt like I steal candy from my daughter.”
Himself but to e-book his return to motion, Pantoja has been regularly linked with a pairing in opposition to the above-mentioned, Kara-France in latest months, to no avail as of publication, nevertheless.
Most lately headlining UFC 310 on the finish of final yr, the Brazilian racked up the third profitable protection of his flyweight crown with a dominant second spherical rear-naked choke submission win over Japanese star, Kai Asakura.
