While both Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno successfully made weight ahead of their UFC 256 flyweight title fight, Manel Kape is going to sleep Friday night as if he is closing the show.
As MMA Fighting first reported this past week, the former RIZIN bantamweight champion was named the backup fighter for the title bout between Figueiredo and Moreno, which takes place Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Kape weighed in at 124.5 pounds at Friday’s weigh-ins. In prior years, having the two scheduled headliners successfully making weight would normally mean the door to compete has been slammed shut.