MMA
Manel Kape says he’ll make Joshua Van fight look ‘easy’
Published
1 month agoon
Kape is making his case for the next
Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title shot.
Joshua
Van (18-2) successfully defended the 125-pound championship in
a rematch against Alexandre
Pantoja at UFC
331 on Sept. 19. Top-ranked flyweight Manel Kape,
seemingly the frontrunner for a shot at UFC gold, can't wait to
fight Van as he favors the matchup stylistically.
Manel Kape sees UFC champion Joshua Van's striking style as an
ideal matchup
Van has faced wrestling-heavy fighters in his two title defenses so
far, finishing Tatsuro
Taira and going the distance with Alexandre
Pantoja in a five-round war. Kape, one of the best strikers in
the division, can't wait to dissect Van's boxing-centric fighting
style and he claims he'll make it look effortless.
“The perfect style for me to paint a masterpiece,†Kape posted on
X. “You're all going to be surprised by how easy I make this fight
look.â€
The California State Athletic Commission released the fight night
weights for all UFC 331 fighters. Van weighed 145.8 pounds on fight
night, gaining 20.8 pounds after weighing in at 125 pounds. Kape
claims he'll be as heavy as 160 pounds on fight night.
“Manel Kape; event weight 160 lb,†he wrote in another post.
Kape (23-7) is currently on a four-fight knockout streak and fresh
off a come-from-behind finish over top contender Kyoji
Horiguchi.
The perfect style for me to paint a
masterpiece. https://t.co/4jtWsnH8nw— Manel
Kape (@ManelKape)
September 20, 2026
You're all going to be surprised by how easy
I make this fight look. https://t.co/4jtWsnH8nw— Manel
Kape (@ManelKape)
September 21, 2026
Manel Kape ;
event weight 160 lb https://t.co/tSWnc22aQH— Manel
Kape (@ManelKape)
September 21, 2026
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Arman Tsarukyan sets one condition for fighting Alexander Volkanovski
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43 minutes agoon
November 3, 2026
Tsarukyan is open to fighting Alexander
Volkanovski, provided
Ultimate Fighting Championship gold is at stake.
Volkanovski (29-4) defended the featherweight title with a
technical knockout victory over Movsar
Evloev at
UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi before expressing interest in returning to
lightweight. With champion Justin
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Tsarukyan (24-3) for the vacant title if Gaethje retires.
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Makhachev rematch ended
Tsarukyan said the championship matters more to him than the
opponent.
“I'm ready for everyone,†Tsarukyan told Yavuz Saynomo. “For me, it
doesn't matter who I'm gonna fight; I just want to fight for the
title.â€
Volkanovski has expressed confidence that he can counter
Tsarukyan's wrestling and avoid being held down. Tsarukyan
responded by recalling the Australian's knockout loss to Islam
Makhachev.
“He said Islam Makhachev cannot knock him out, too,†Tsarukyan
added.
Volkanovski has twice challenged Makhachev for the lightweight
championship. He lost their first meeting by unanimous decision
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follow-up punches.
Tsarukyan remains confident that his next bout will be for the
title. If Gaethje retires, “The Batman†expects to compete for the
vacant belt.
“I have a title fight next,†Tsarukyan reiterated. “Either Justin
Gaethje. If he is retired, someone else.â€
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