Manel Kape will look to get some revenge as the main event of a UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
Kape is set to fight No. 5-ranked flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi in a headlining bout at UFC Vegas 119 on June 20, the promotion announced on Thursday.
Kape, the No. 2 flyweight, first fought Horiguchi on Dec. 31, 2017 when both were apart of Rizin Fighting Federation. Horiguchi won that bout by way of submission via an arm triangle.
Since making his UFC debut in 2021, Kape (22-7) has won seven of 10 fights and has rattled off three consecutive victories over ranked opponents in Bruno Silva, Asu Almabayev and Brandon Royval.
Meanwhile, Horiguchi (36-5) has won both of his UFC bouts in his second go-around with the promotion, with his most recent being a unanimous decision victory over now No. 7-ranked Amir Albazi in February.
The 35-year-old Horiguchi originally made his UFC debut in 2013, going 7-1 before joining Rizin FF in 2017. His lone UFC defeat was to arguably the flyweight division's greatest in Demetrious Johnson for the belt.
Also on the card:
No. 15 Bia Mesquita vs. Melissa Mullins at women's bantamweight
Ion Cutelaba vs. Navajo Stirling at light heavyweight
Andre Lima vs. Kevin Borjas at flyweight
Hyder Amil vs. Christian Rodriguez at featherweight
