{"id":37375,"date":"2026-03-24T17:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Former-Rizin-foes-to-headline-UFC-Fight-Night-event-on-June-20-200579"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:08:39","slug":"former-rizin-foes-to-headline-ufc-fight-night-event-on-june-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/former-rizin-foes-to-headline-ufc-fight-night-event-on-june-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Rizin foes to headline UFC Fight Night event on June 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHoriguchi got the better of Kape in their first meeting. | Rizin
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A couple of former
\nRizin Fighting Federation<\/a> standouts are going to run it back in
\na potential flyweight title eliminator.<\/p>\n

Kyoji
\nHoriguchi<\/a> and Manel Kape<\/a>
\nwill headline a UFC Fight Night event on June 20 at the
\nUFC<\/a> Apex in Las Vegas. MMAjunkie.com<\/a> was first to report the 125-pound
\nbooking. Horiguchi defeated Kape via third-round submission in a
\nRizin bantamweight grand prix semifinal on Dec. 31, 2017.<\/p>\n

Title Shot at Stake?<\/h2>\n

Horiguchi went 7-1 during his first Octagon stint, coming up short
\nagainst Demetrious
\nJohnson<\/a> in a flyweight title bout at UFC 186. After a
\nsuccessful run in Rizin, the
\nAmerican Top Team<\/a> standout has returned to the Las Vegas-based
\npromotion to post back-to-back triumphs over Tagir
\nUlanbekov<\/a> and Amir
\nAlbazi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kape, meanwhile, has been victorious in seven of his last eight
\nOctagon appearances \u2014 with his lone defeat coming against Muhammad
\nMokaev<\/a> at UFC 304. \u201cStarboy\u201d has finished three straight
\nopponents since then, including a first-round KO of former title
\nchallenger Brandon
\nRoyval<\/a> at UFC on ESPN 73 this past December. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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