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UFC Fight Night Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev: Fight card, date, time, telecast, live streaming info & more

Published at :February 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Modified at :February 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Manel Kape and Asu Almabayev will clash for a championship opportunity

Last week, the MMA leader took over Seattle, Washington, with a card headlined by former UFC Bantamweight and Flyweight Champion Henry Cejudo, who faced Song Yadong. This Saturday, the action moves back to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A Flyweight clash between two rising prospects, Manel Kape, and Asu Almabayev is the headline of the Apex show. Kape was originally scheduled to battle Brandon Royval who withdrew due to an undisclosed injury. Apart from this, there are a total of five matches on the main card while the prelims feature a total of six fights.

UFC Fight Night Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev – Main Card

  • Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev
  • Cody Brundage vs Julian Marquez
  • Nasrat Haqparast vs Esteban Ribovics
  • Austen Lane vs Mario Pinto
  • Hyder Amil vs William Gomis
  • Ricardo Ramos vs Chepe Mariscal

Prelims Card

  • Douglas Silva de Andrade vs John Castaneda
  • Andrea Lee vs JJ Aldrich
  • Danny Barlow vs Sam Patterson
  • Montana De La Rosa vs Luana Carolina
  • Danny Silva vs Lucas Almeida
  • Charles Johnson vs Ramazan Temirov

Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev – Flyweight (125lbs)

As mentioned above, Manel ‘Starboy’ Kape was originally scheduled to face former title challenger Brandon Royval who withdrew from the fight due to an injury. Asu ‘Zulfikar’ Almabayev stepped in to replace him, originally, Almabayev was set to face former flyweight title challenger Steve Erceg, but Erceg was shifted to battle former champion Brandon Moreno on March 29 in Mexico City.

Both fighters are looking for a decisive win to stake their claim for a match at the current Flyweight king Alexandre Pantoja.

Cody Brundage vs Julian Marquez – Middleweight (185lbs)

A Middleweight clash between Cody Brundage and Julian ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis’ Marquez will serve as the co-main event of the show. Brundage was originally scheduled to battle the Ultimate Fighter 2024 (Team Grasso vs Team Shevchenko) middleweight winner Ryan Loder who pulled out from the fight.

Date, Time and Venue

UFC Fight Night Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev is scheduled for Saturday, March 01, with the main card starting at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, at 12 A.M. GMT (Sunday) in the UK and 5:30 a.m. IST (Sunday) in India. Please note that these timings may vary depending on the duration of the main card fights.

Where to watch UFC Fight Night Henry Cejudo vs Song Yadong in India?

UFC Fight Night Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev will be aired live on Sony Sports Network and SonyLiv in India.

Where to watch around the globe?

To catch all the action of UFC Fight Night Manel Kape vs Asu Almabayev, tune in to ESPN+.

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