Flyweights Matheus Nicolau and Manel Kape have a brand new date set for his or her rematch. The bout headlines UFC Battle Evening dwell from UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 28 (AEST) aka UFC Vegas 91.
Kape and Nicolau first met in March 2021. The latter got here out with the win by break up resolution.
The pair was anticipated to sq. off within the rematch co-headlining UFC Vegas 84 in January. The battle fell off after Kape missed weight.
Matheus Nicolau (19-3-1) is seeking to return to the win column. Brazil’s 31-year-old was KO’d by Brandon Royval within the first spherical final April, which snapped his six-fight profitable streak.
Manel Kape (19-6) gained 4 fights in a row. In his earlier outing final September at UFC 293, the 30-year-old native of Angola defeated Felipe dos Santos by unanimous resolution.
The battle was first reported by MMA Mania. The competition is but to be confirmed by the promotion.
With the addition of Nicolau vs Kape 2, the present UFC Vegas 91 lineup seems as the next:
Manel Kape vs. Matheus Nicolau, flyweight
Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva, ladies’s flyweight
Maheshate Hayisaer vs. Gabriel Benitez, light-weight
James Llontop vs. Gabriel Inexperienced, light-weight
Austen Lane vs. Jhonata Diniz, heavyweight
Austin Hubbard vs. Michal Figlak, light-weight
Caio Machado vs. Don’Story Mayes, heavyweight
Joel Alvarez vs. Mateusz Rebecki, light-weight
Ivana Petrovic vs. Liang Na, ladies’s flyweight
