Deiveson Figueiredo Booked to Face Manel Kape at UFC 290
A massive bout between top 10 Flyweights Deiveson Figueiredo and Manel Kape has just been announced for July 8th at UFC 290 in Las Vegas, Nevada, inside the T-Mobile Arena, per ESPN Deportes.
This fight takes place in the Flyweight (125 lbs) division.
Deiveson "Deus Da Guerra" Figueiredo is ranked #1 at Flyweight and holds a professional record of 21-3-1 (10-3-1 UFC). He holds notable wins over Brandon Moreno, Alexandre Pantoja, and Joseph Benavidez.
Manel "Starboy" Kape holds a professional record of 18-6 (3-2 UFC) and is ranked #9 at Flyweight. He holds credible wins over David Dvořák, Zhalgas Zhumagulov, and Ode Osbourne.
Official odds have yet to be released.
Deiveson Figueiredo is coming off the only homegrown UFC quadrilogy in UFC history, where he fought his long-term rival, Brandon Moreno, four times back-to-back. "Deus Da Guerra" would come out the loser of the quadrilogy, drawing once, winning once, and losing twice, and will be breaking many trends in his next bout, as this will be Figueiredo's first non-title bout in over three years, and his first time not fighting Brandon Moreno in two and a half years. Despite teasing a move to Bantamweight, he appears to remain at Flyweight for the foreseeable future. Figueiredo has phenomenal knockout power and dangerous submissions, which he'll be looking to be using against Manel Kape.
Manel Kape has had a very unlucky UFC career so far. After losing a unanimous decision in his debut to the currently #2 ranked contender Alexandre Pantoja, "Starboy" would suffer a second consecutive loss where he would lose a very controversial decision to Matheus Nicolau. However, since then, Kape has put a three-fight win streak together, gathering knockout victories over Ode Osborne and Zhalgas Zhumagulov and a dominant decision win over David Dvořák. His UFC run has suffered from numerous pullouts, where he was supposed to face Rogério Bontorin twice and Alex Perez. Kape is now looking to make a statement and will seek to use his dynamic striking skillset to win over the former Flyweight Champion Figueiredo.
This is an incredible matchup inside the Flyweight division, with the winner of this bout bouncing right into title contention. So who do you have winning this matchup? As a member of the Verdict Community, let us know your prediction in the comments below.
