Manel Kape took three low blows from Bruno Silva at UFC on ESPN 63 but battled on and managed to get a stoppage win that caught Dana White’s attention. Kape (20-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) battered the streaking Silva (14-6-2 MMA, 4-3 UFC) from early on in the flyweight bout at Amalie Arena. He pushed forward through the multiple groin strikes, and before the third round, was talking to UFC CEO White about how he should be next for champion Alexandre Pantoja. Then Kape came out in the third and put it on Silva, eventually landing a big combination that sent his foe crumpling to the canvas for the TKO at the 1:56 mark of Round 3 (via X ): Manel Kape was FIRED UP after his finish at #UFCTampa pic.twitter.com/GqWBUZDPNF — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 15, 2024 Moments after the finish, Kape went back over to White and told him through the cage “I’ve never asked for anything” during his UFC career, but he wants this shot at gold
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