Manel Kape and Matheus Nicolau will run it back again, this time in a UFC Fight Night headliner. The pair were previously booked for a rematch in January, and made it as far as an official faceoff, but the fight was scrapped after Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) missed the flyweight limit by 3.5 pounds. Nicolau (19-4-1 MMA, 7-2) made weight and initially agreed to accept a percentage of Kape’s purse, but the fight did not proceed. Now the flyweight contenders are set to meet again in the main event on April 27 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. MMA Junkie confirmed the news with two sources with knowledge of the matchup following a first report from MMA Mania . Kape, 30, said an illness and antibiotics use led to the weight miss in January
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Manel Kape vs. Matheus Nicolau 2 set to headline UFC Fight Night in April – MMA Junkie