Following his victory at UFC Vegas 112, Manel Cape had these phrases for Joshua Vann:
Kape and Brandon Roybal competed at UFC Apex final Saturday in hopes of transferring one step nearer to a flyweight title shot. Cape, in any case, was a person who made fairly a press release. He gained by knockout within the first spherical and earned a “Efficiency of the Evening” bonus.
Kape additionally believes he has secured Van a shot on the UFC flyweight championship. Throughout his post-fight interview with UFC Corridor of Famer Michael Bisping, Kape issued a warning about “The Fearless” (by way of MMA Junkie).
“You took my place. Now you might have my belt,” Cape stated. “If I hadn’t damaged my leg in July, I would be champion proper now. Now, child, hear up. I am right here. Your dad. Your dad goes to take the diapers.”
“Nobody can deny me the belt,” Cape stated. “I am one of the best right here. I am one of the best.”
Through the UFC Vegas 112 post-fight press convention, Kape even stated that Vann was “scared” of him. It did not take lengthy for the 24-year-old champion to reply on his X account.
houston texas @manelkape
Let’s run it! Discuss is affordable. @ufc— Joshua Van (@JoshuaVanBT) December 14, 2025
“Houston, Texas @ManelKape. Let’s run! Discuss is affordable,” Vann wrote.
Cape is at the moment on a three-fight successful streak. “Starboy” has 7 wins and 1 loss in his final 8 video games. Throughout that interval, he defeated Roybal, As Almabaev, and Bruno Silva, to call just a few.
The 125-pound division is heating up after Alexandre Pantoja’s damage at UFC 323 introduced an abrupt finish to his title shot. Moreover Cape, Tatsuro Hira is rising as a possible title contender. He just lately defeated former champion Brandon Moreno by second spherical TKO.
Cape instructed reporters that he believed the mathematics can be meaningless if the Japanese star acquired the title combat earlier than him, pointing to Taira’s loss to Roybal.
