32-Year-Old from Luanda, Angola, Earns TKO Victory and $100,000 Performance of the Night Bonus

LAS VEGAS, June 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- What a shocker! Monster Energy congratulates MMA athlete Manel Kape on defeating Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Fight Night 279 in Las Vegas on Saturday night. In the Main Event fight contested in the flyweight division, the 32-year-old from Luanda, Angola, earned the win via surprise TKO stoppage in Round 3. The come-from-behind victory also earned Kape the UFC's $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus.

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