Manel Kape faces Asu Almabayev in the main event of UFC Fight Night on March 1, live on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, aka UFC Vegas 103. The pair square off in a five-round battle at flyweight.
Kape (20-7) of Portugal targets his second straight victory following a third-round TKO against Bruno Gustavo da Silva last December. Almabayev (12-2) of Kazakhstan aims for his 18th win in a row following three successful outings in 2024, defeating Matheus Nicolau by unanimous decision in his previous fight last October.
The co-main event is a middleweight bout between Cody Brundage (10-6, 1 NC) of Chapin, SC and Julian Marquez (9-5) of Kansas City, MO. Also on the card is a lightweight contest between Morocco’s Nasrat Haqparast (17-5) and Esteban Ribovics (14-1) of Argentina.
Among other matchups, Hyder Amil (10-0) of the Philippines meets William Gomis (14-2) of France at featherweight. Plus, Danny Barlow (9-0) of Memphis, TN and Sam Patterson (12-2-1) of England clash at welterweight.
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Almabayev results
Get UFC Vegas 103: Kape vs Almabayev full fight card results below.
Main card
- Manel Kape def. Asu Almabayev by TKO (retirement, R3, 2:16)
- Cody Brundage def. Julian Marquez by TKO (punches, R1, 4:45)
- Nasrat Haqparast def. Esteban Ribovics by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Hyder Amil def. William Gomis by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Sam Patterson def. Danny Barlow by KO (punches, R1, 3:10)
Prelims
- Mario Pinto def. Austen Lane by TKO (punch, R2, 0:39)
- Chepe Mariscal def. Ricardo Ramos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Danny Silva def. Lucas Almeida by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- JJ Aldrich def. Andrea Lee by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ramazonbek Temirov def. Charles Johnson by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. John Castaneda*
- Montana De La Rosa vs. Luana Carolina*
*Canceled