Fighters react to Manel Kape's TKO of Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Vegas 119
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Manel Kape got his revenge and made a statement for a flyweight title shot in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 279 rematch with Kyoji Horiguchi.
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Kape (23-7 MMA, 8-3 UFC) redeemed his December 2017 submission loss to Horiguchi (36-6 MMA, 9-2 UFC) with a third-round TKO at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, extending his streak to four and putting him near the forefront of the 125-pound title conversation.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Kape beating Horiguchi at UFC Fight Night 279.
The men of the hour 🤩
— UFC (@ufc) June 21, 2026
Your #UFCVegas119 main event is in the building!
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Los estelares se reportan listos allá atras #UFCVegas119pic.twitter.com/CZtMioqLgu
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) June 21, 2026
Gloves have touched ✅
— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) June 21, 2026
Manel Kape vs Kyoji Horiguchi - who you got?? #UFCVegas119pic.twitter.com/uzPxJHiAyJ
Everything on the line 💥@ManelKape vs @Kyoji1012
— UFC (@ufc) June 21, 2026
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10-9 Horiguchi
— Léo Guimaraes (@leoguimaraesmma) June 21, 2026
Oh Kyoji rattled him with that left hand good
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) June 21, 2026
Horiguchi wobbled and dropped Kape. Stayed active on the ground to dominate the round. 20-18 #UFCVegas119
— Korean John (@KoreanJohn_) June 21, 2026
Letting 'em FLY 💨
— UFC (@ufc) June 21, 2026
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STARBOY GETS THE FINISH 🤩 #UFCVegas119pic.twitter.com/zwf4PomE3f
— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) June 21, 2026
STARBOY GETS IT DONE 🤩@ManelKape earns the RD3 TKO!
— UFC (@ufc) June 21, 2026
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@ManelKape congratulations my brother 🔥🙏
— Jean "Lord" Silva (@Jeansilvamma96) June 21, 2026
Kape vs van if pantoja still is healing
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) June 21, 2026
Manel Kape's four-fight knockout streak is the longest in UFC flyweight history. He passes Joseph Benavidez for most knockouts in flyweight history with six. #UFCVegas119
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) June 21, 2026
#UFCVegas119 results: Manel Kape def. Kyoji Horiguchi via KO (punches) – Round 3, 2:42
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) June 21, 2026
Full coverage ➡️ https://t.co/n0jL3FpEG6pic.twitter.com/68Yg4lF01I
Manel vs van would be fire boxing
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) June 21, 2026
Four straight finishes 🫨@ManelKape just launched himself into championship contention with ANOTHER finish at #UFCVegas119! pic.twitter.com/8yEeS8DrN6
— UFC (@ufc) June 21, 2026
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Vegas 119: Fighters react to Manel Kape beating Kyoji Horiguchi