LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 20: Manel Kape of Angola prepares to face Kyoji Horiguchi of Japan in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on June 20, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
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Manel Kape likely just secured a title shot as he avenged a 2017 loss to Kyoji Horiguchi via third-round TKO. While Kape may have to wait for champion Joshua Van to give Alexandre Pantoja his rematch, there's no question Starboy should be next up. Let's talk UFC Fight Night results and bonuses.
Horiguchi had his moments. He tagged Kape on a few occasions and even secured three takedowns.
Kape never panicked. He waited for his moment and landed a nasty counter right hand that rocked Horiguchi and it led to the stoppage.
This time, referee Herb Dean got it right.
Kape stopped Horiguchi via third-round TKO at 2:42, finally erasing the 2017 RIZIN submission that was the last stoppage loss on his record. The win pushes him to 23-7 and cements him as the division’s top contender. He is next in line once Van runs back his title fight with former champ Pantoja.
Here are the full main card results from the Meta Apex.
The preliminary card produced several finishes and a couple of close decisions.
As it does after every Fight Night, the UFC hands out four $100,000 bonuses: Fight of the Night, awarded to both fighters in the chosen bout, and two Performance of the Night awards.
Rodriguez and Magomedov took home $100K for their dynamic finishes. With no fight getting the nod for FOTN, bonuses were awarded to Oliveira and Chokheli for their work. Every other fighter who won by finish earned an addition $25K.
In the UFC’s first card since the White House Freedom 250 spectacle, the Apex delivered a finish-heavy night. Magomedov’s rare twister submission in 77 seconds and Chokheli’s 23-second leg-kick blitz were the standout grappling and striking clips. Stirling’s finish of Cutelaba and Oliveira’s late elbow stoppage of Fili added to the action, echoing other recent UFC Fight Night cards.
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