Kape's knockout of Horiguchi sets up mandatory title shot for flyweight contender

Manel Kape secured his fourth consecutive knockout in the flyweight division by stopping Kyoji Horiguchi, who had controlled the first two rounds before making a critical tactical error in the third. Kape switched from southpaw to orthodox and landed the decisive right hand as Horiguchi paused after a combination, ending the fight. The win gives Kape an outright record for knockouts in UFC flyweight history with five, and puts him firmly in line for a title shot.