The card for UFC Fight Night 279 appears to be nearing completion. The Las Vegas-based promotion recently confirmed 11 bouts for the June 20 event, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a rematch between Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi. The entire card will air on Paramount+ beginning at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
Kape has been victorious in seven of his last eight promotional appearances. “Starboy” is coming off a first-round knockout of former flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval at UFC on ESPN 73 on Dec. 13. A former UFC flyweight challenger, Horiguchi has won back-to-back outings since returning to the Las Vegas-based organization. In his most recent outing, “Karate Kid” outpointed Amir Albazi at UFC Fight Night 266 on Feb. 7.
UFC Fight Night 279 Card
- Manel Kape vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
- Farid Basharat vs. Ethyn Ewing
- Karol Rosa vs. Luana Santos
- Jhonata Diniz vs. Jose Luiz
- Beatriz Mesquita vs. Melissa Mullins
- Ion Cutelaba vs. Navajo Stirling
- Andre Lima vs. Kevin Borjas
- Gaston Bolanos vs. Michael Aswel
- Hyder Amil vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Allan Nascimento vs. Mitch Raposo
- Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Murtazali Magomedov
The event promises to deliver exciting matchups and potentially career-defining moments for many of the fighters involved.
Manel Kape vs Kyoji Horiguchi is the rematch of the year! Who do you think will come out on top this time? Let's see if Horiguchi can finally get the win he deserves!