Manel Kape’s UFC debut should’ve happened by now, but if all goes well then fans won’t have to wait too much longer for him to jump into the Octagon.
MMA Junkie reported on Tuesday that the former RIZIN FF champion is set to face #5 ranked flyweight contender Alexandre Pantoja in the promotion’s 2020 finale on December 19th. Kape was supposed to face Rogerio Bontorin at UFC 252, but Bontorin suffered an injury and Kape later withdrew with his own injury.
Kape (15-4) won the vacant RIZIN bantamweight title with a KO of Kai Asakura on New Year’s Eve 2019.