Manel kape derrotou Brandon royval No. ufc vegas 112Photo: UFC News / Twitter
Manel kape He showed that he is willing to shake up the UFC flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg). The Portuguese fighter faced off against Brandon royval in the main fight of ufc vegas 112, held last Saturday (13), and needed only one round to knock out his rival, strongly establishing his name as a competitor to Alexandre pantoja in the race for the belt, currently in possession of Joshua Van.
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With the victory, Kape reached his 22nd career win, securing his third consecutive victory and solidifying his position as a potential title contender in the division. Royval, on the other hand, suffered his ninth defeat, his fifth inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship octagon.
Manel Kape knocks out Brandon Royval with a powerful right cross at UFC Vegas 112.
Manel kape He started the fight dominating the center of the octagon and punishing the leg of... Brandon royval With low kicks, the American relied on constant movement and feints to try and confuse his opponent. More solid and aggressive, the Portuguese fighter always looked for the most powerful strikes.
Midway through the first round, Kape cornered Royval against the cage and landed a powerful right cross, sending his opponent to the ground. Visibly stunned, Brandon tried to get up, but was caught again by the Portuguese fighter, who delivered two more precise blows to seal the knockout and end the fight.
UFC Vegas 112 results
MAIN CARD
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Manel kape derrotou Brandon royval via technical knockout (punches) at 3:18 of round 1
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kevin Vallejos derrotou Giga Chikadze by knockout (spinning punch) at 1:29 of round 2
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Cezary Oleksiejczuk defeated Cesar Almeida by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Melquizael Costa derrotou Morgan Carriere via knockout at 1:14 of round 1
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Kennedy Nzechukwu e Marcus Buchecha tied (28-28, 28-28, 28-28)
Married weight (up to 72,5 kg): King Green defeated Lance Gibson Jr. by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Amanda lemos x Gillian robertson (Fight cancelled)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Joanderson Brito defeated Isaac Thomson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Yaroslav Amosov defeated Neil Magny by finishing at 3:14 of round 1
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Steven Asplund defeated Sean Sharaf via technical knockout (punches) at 3:49 of round 2.
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Luana Santos derrotou Melissa Croden by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Guilherme Pat defeated Allen Frye by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jamey-Lyn Horth defeated Tereza Bleda by technical knockout (punches) at 2:05 of round 1.
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