Among those weighing in were flyweights Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Asu Almabayev (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who meet in the ...

Asu Almabayev plans to make the most of his UFC main event opportunity against Manel Kape. Almabayev wasn't expecting to have the headlining spot for UFC Vegas 103. That honor initially went to ...

Asu Abaiuly Almabayev, born on January 25, 1994, in Janatalap, Kazakhstan, is a professional mixed martial artist who fights in the UFC's Flyweight division (125 lb). He stands 5 feet 4 inches ...

Royval had previously stated that he’d pulled out of the fight due to suffering lasting symptoms from a concussion which ...

Manel Kape took on Asu Almabayev in a bout that was scheduled to go five rounds. Kape, the No. 6-ranked flyweight in the division, entered the contest off a big third-round TKO win over Bruno ...

Manel Kape (21-7) was looking to continue his run towards a title shot as he took on Asu Almabayev (21-3) who entered Saturday night with a 17-fight win streak. Almabayev was originally ...

Almabayev. Top 10 flyweights Manel Kape and Asu Almabayev headline the action in a matchup against two contenders looking to land a shot at the title. Coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and ...

Manel Kape chases down Asu Almabayev for finish in main event Manel Kape grabs the big finish in the main event as he surrounds Asu Almabayev with a flurry of punches.

Standing across from him, Almabayev arrives with an impressive 21-2 record and a 17-fight winning streak. The Kazakhstan-born fighter most recently earned a unanimous decision victory over Matheus ...