Manel Kape will face Kyoji Horiguchi atop the UFC Fight Night 279 card. | Getty/UFC
The card for UFC Fight Night 279 appears to be nearing completion.
The Las Vegas-based promotion recently confirmed 11 bouts for the June 20 event, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a rematch between Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi. The card will air in its entirety on Paramount plus beginning at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
Kape has been victorious in seven of his last eight promotional appearances. “Starboy” is coming off a first-round knockout of former flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval at UFC on ESPN 73 on Dec. 13.
A former UFC flyweight challenger, Horiguchi has won back-back-to-back outings since returning to the Las Vegas-based organization. In his most recent outing, “Karate Kid” outpointed Amir Albazi at UFC Fight Night 266 on Feb. 7.
UFC Fight Night 279 Card
Manel Kape vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Farid Basharat vs. Ethyn Ewing
Karol Rosa vs. Luana Santos
Jhonata Diniz vs. Jose Luiz
Beatriz Mesquita vs. Melissa Mullins
Ion Cutelaba vs. Navajo Stirling
Andre Lima vs. Kevin Borjas
Gaston Bolanos vs. Michael Aswell
Hyder Amil vs. Christian Rodriguez
Allan Nascimento vs. Mitch Raposo
Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Murtazali Magomedov
