Kape seeks revenge against Horiguchi seven years on as UFC Vegas 119 fighters hit the scales

All 24 fighters on the UFC Vegas 119 card made weight Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, clearing the way for Saturday’s event headlined by the flyweight rematch between Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi.

Kape and Horiguchi both came in at or under the 126-pound limit for their non-title flyweight bout. The fight carries significant weight beyond the headline slot: the winner is widely considered the frontrunner for the next shot at flyweight champion Joshua Van.

For Kape, Saturday represents a chance to settle old business. Horiguchi submitted him when the two met at a RIZIN event in December 2017 — a result that has followed the Angolan-Portuguese fighter for nearly eight years. A victory would not only erase that defeat but potentially set up the biggest fight of his career.

In the co-main event, Ion Cutelaba and Navajo Stirling both weighed in at or under the 206-pound light heavyweight limit for their non-title bout.

The full main card also features Hyder Amil vs. Christian Rodriguez, Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Murtazali Magomedov, and Vinicius Oliveira vs. Andre Fili.

On the preliminary card, the card includes Andre Lima vs. Kevin Borjas, Bia Mesquita vs. Melissa Mullins, Allan Nascimento vs. Mitch Raposo, Gaston Bolanos vs. Michael Aswell, Leon Shahbazyan vs. Levan Chokheli, Karol Rosa vs. Luana Santos, and Shane Collins vs. Otari Tanzilovi.