UFC: Manel Kape taunts flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo – ‘he looks like my kid’
- Figueiredo and Moreno looked ‘small’ at UFC 256, says title fight stand-in Kape, who feels he is ‘so big for this division’
- ‘Deiveson doesn’t have any cardio, I have a good plan for him. We will see each other in the ring’
Manel Kape is teeming with confidence heading into his long-awaited UFC debut – and with good reason.
The 27-year-old Kape (15-4) served as the backup for the flyweight title fight between Deiveson Figueiredo (20-1-1) and Brandon Moreno (18-5-2) that headlined UFC 256 in Las Vegas last month.
“Star Boy” comfortably made weight and stood by, but despite not getting the call to step in on short notice, the Angolan-Portuguese star was able to size up the competition.
“They look small,” Kape told SCMP MMA. “I’m so big for this division. Big, fast, and smart. I was looking [at] Deiveson, Brandon. Brandon’s so skinny and I’m more tall than Deiveson. Stronger, look more healthy.
“They look like my kids, believe me. They look [at] me, I know, the eyes don’t lie. They think, ‘[expletive], this guy really 125?’, you know, because I was so big. I feel more confidence.”