Kape, the present quantity six ranked flyweight contender, was slated to headline the identical card in a possible title eliminator towards former title challenger, Brandon Royval, till the latter confirmed an undisclosed damage pressured his withdrawal from the high-stakes pairing.
Manel Kape books UFC Vegas 103 battle with Asu Almabayev
And in his place, in line with an preliminary report from Sportilinet this night, Manel Kape is ready to stay on the UFC Vegas 103 card, taking over the above-mentioned, Asu Almabayev on short-notice firstly of subsequent month.
Himself most not too long ago that includes at UFC Combat Evening Tampa again in December, Angolan-born contender, Kape turned in a formidable third spherical win over Bruno Gustavo da Silva, ending the Brazilian contender with an eventual knockout victory in Florida.
As for Kazakhstani-born prospect, Almabayev, the previous interim M-1 World flyweight champion has loved a formidable four-fight profitable spree since his transfer to the Octagon again in 2023.
Debuting with a submission win over ‘Ode Osbourne, Almabayev turned in a trio of consecutive victories towards C.J. Vergara, Jose Johnson, and one other common-opponent, Matheus Nicolau.
