Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-06-20, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Manel Kape vs Kyoji Horiguchi 2 gets two (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2026).Horiguchi vs Kape 2 is scheduled to take place Saturday, June 20th, at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC Vegas 119 (also known as UFC Fight Night 279). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Manel Kape record
The former Rizin Bw champ Manel Kape entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-7-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world.
He lost to Muhammad Mokaev in 2024 (Manel Kape vs Muhammad Mokaev) but then he has beat Bruno Silva (Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva), Asu Almabayev (Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev) and Brandon Royval (Brandon Royval vs Manel Kape).
Kyoji Horiguchi record
His opponent, the black belt in karate, former Bellator and Rizin champion in two weight classes Kyoji Horiguchi, has an official record of 36-5-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the flyweight division.
He lost two consecutive fights between 2021 and 2022, against Sergio Pettis (4-stars match, Sergio Pettis vs Kyoji Horiguchi I) and against Patchy Mix, but then he has collected one no-contest and seven victories defeating Tagir Ulanbekov (Kyoji Horiguchi vs Tagir Ulanbekov) and Amir Albazi in his last two (Kyoji Horiguchi vs Amir Albazi).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 119 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Manel Kape vs Kyoji Horiguchi 2
Ion Cutelaba vs Navajo Stirling
Hyder Amil vs Christian Rodriguez
Murtazali Magomedov vs Melsik Baghdasaryan
Vinicius Oliveira vs Andre Fili
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Kevin Borjas vs Andre Lima
Beatriz Mesquita vs Melissa Mullins
Allan Nascimento vs Mitch Raposo
Michael Aswell vs Gaston Bolanos
Levan Chokheli vs Leon Shahbazyan
Karol Rosa vs Luana Santos
Shane Collins vs Otari Tanzilovi
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 119 pre-fight press conference, featuring Kyoji Horiguchi and Manel Kape!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 119: Kape vs Horiguchi 2 weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Manel Kape vs Kyoji Horiguchi 2 as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Kape vs Horiguchi 2 fight?
Manel Kape defeated Kyoji Horiguchi via TKO at 2:42, round 3.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 119 post-fight octagon interview of Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 119 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Kyoji Horiguchi 2 and Manel Kape (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 119 Fight of the Night: Vinicius Oliveira vs. Andre Fili
UFC Vegas 119 Performance of the Night: Manel Kape, Murtazali Magomedov
