Newly minted UFC flyweight king Joshua Van has accepted Manel Kape’s challenge for a title shot in Houston. Kape called out Van after knocking out Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 112 last weekend.
Afterwards Royval said ‘Starboy’ during the Octagon interview:
“Now we’re talking. Joshua Van, you thought Brandon Royval was going to do something… I’m here. Your daddy’s going to take your diapers… Be prepared. Let’s fight in Houston in February. Just sign the contract.”
At the post-fight press conference, Kape told the media that Van is afraid of him and that is why he has not responded to the call yet.
However, Van did not back down. Earlier today, ‘The Fearless’ posted a message on X supporting the fight. He wrote:
“Houston TX @ManelKape Let’s do it! Talk is cheap @ufc”
Manel Kape calls UFC and Joshua Van wants to book title shot as soon as possible
Manel Kape quickly responded to Joshua Van’s post. He wrote on X:
“Let’s make it official. Have your manager contact the UFC, mine is already at the table, waiting… 👶👨🏾🍼🍼 @danawhite @Mickmaynard2 @AliAbdelaziz00”
Check out Manel Kape and Joshua Van’s posts below:
Following this, ‘Starboy’ also issued a chilling warning to Van:
“Joshua Van is my next victim. I will KO him mercilessly in the second round.” [Translated from Japanese]
Check out the post below:
Van became the flyweight queen at UFC 323. However, the fight didn’t go as anyone expected. On fight night, now former champion Alexandre Pantoja unfortunately disrupted his arm just 26 seconds of round 1 after landing on it.
The promotion and both fighters want to turn it around; However, the title rematch will only take place once Pantoja has fully recovered. According to reports, ‘The Cannibal’ suffered no fractures; however, his shoulder is still swollen and further evaluation will determine if there are ligament injuries.
If Pantoja recovers quickly, the UFC will book the title rematch. If not, the Van vs. Kape or Van vs. Making Tatsuro Taira.
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