UFC Fight Night 279, held at the UFC Meta Apex in Las Vegas, features a flyweight rematch between Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi as the main event. Multiple outlets report that Kape secures a comeback victory over Horiguchi via third-round TKO. Yahoo Sports’ coverage emphasizes the rematch and provides live results and play-by-play context, while Forbes also summarizes the outcome and highlights. The reported finish occurs in the third round, with Kape stopping Horiguchi to move the fight toward a possible next step in the division. Across the reports, the shared conclusion is that Kape’s win puts him in position for a flyweight title shot, framing the result as a significant step in the rankings and title pursuit. The event is consistently identified under two names—UFC Vegas 119 and UFC Fight Night 279—and the live coverage is described as taking place on Paramount+ with ongoing round scoring and results reporting.
Manel Kape defeats Kyoji Horiguchi to earn flyweight title-shot set-up at UFC Vegas 119
UFC Fight Night 279, held at the UFC Meta Apex in Las Vegas, features a flyweight rematch between Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi as the main event. Multiple outlets report that Kape secures a comeback...
- UFC Vegas 119 (also called UFC Fight Night 279) takes place at the UFC Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
- The main event is a flyweight rematch between Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi.
- Kape wins the bout by third-round TKO.
- The win is described as setting up Kape for a potential flyweight title shot.
- Sources provide live results and play-by-play updates for the card.
Manel Kape stopped Kyoji Horiguchi by third-round TKO at UFC Vegas 119 to set up a flyweight title shot. See full results, bonuses and highlights from the Meta Apex.
2 months agoManel Kape stopped Kyoji Horiguchi by third-round TKO at UFC Vegas 119 to set up a flyweight title shot. See full results, bonuses and highlights from the Meta Apex.
2 months agoManel Kape got revenge on Kyoji Horiguchi by pulling off a stellar comeback TKO in the UFC Fight Night 279 main event.
2 months agoManel Kape seemingly punched his ticket to a UFC flyweight title shot earlier tonight (Sat., June 20, 2026) at UFC Vegas 119 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside UFC Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, stopping former foe Kyoji Horiguchi with a main event TKO comeback. In case you didn’t know, Horiguchi owned a win over […]
2 months agoFollow along with live play-by-play updates for the UFC Vegas 119 main event between Kyoji Horiguchi and Manel Kape
2 months agoSherdog's live UFC Vegas 119 coverage will begin Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 279.
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