Manel Kape is brimming with confidence and has made big claims following his Round 1 TKO victory over Brandon Royval earlier tonight at UFC Vegas 112.
After reeling off three consecutive knockout victories in the UFC, Kape now wants a title shot and has already called up newly minted flyweight champion Joshua Van.
After closing out UFC’s ESPN era with a highlight reel finish, ‘Starboy’ emerged in an interview with ESPN. During the sit-down, the Angolan-born Portuguese fighter opined that he stands above Kyoji Horiguchi, Kai Asakura and Tatsuro Taira in the Japanese market:
“If you want to go to a new market, Japan, I am the king there. Tatsuro Taira is Japanese, but he is nobody there. Horiguchi is not a big star there. When you see my fight with Asakura, the crowd is chanting my name. Line up a hundred people and you will see who the Japanese fans would take pictures with and ask for autographs. They are going to choose me. I am a legend there. I am a star.” I am a samurai. People ask me to put my hand on the bellies of pregnant women.
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Manel Kape thinks Joshua Van is ‘already scared’
After Joshua Van shouted during the octagonal interview with Michael Bisping at UFC Vegas 112, Manel Kape was later asked about his thoughts on Van not responding to the call. During the post-fight press conference, ‘Starboy’ said:
‘He is [Joshua Van] is already scared. He’s scared. He knows he hasn’t said anything because he’s about to go downstairs. And I’m getting hot. 2026, I’m getting very hot. I will come with a lot of investments, a lot of sponsors, I will be better prepared, I will be sharper, I will be very focused… I will eat, sleep and think about him every day. Until I get that gold. And he goes to sleep and dreams about me. I will be the worst nightmare he will have in his life.”
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