Manel Kape vs. Alex Perez Targeted for UFC on ESPN 43 in San Antonio

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A flyweight showdown between Manel Kape
and Alex
Perez is in the works for UFC
on ESPN 43.

MMAFighting.com was first to report the booking. Perez was
supposed to face Kai Kara
France at UFC 284 before Kara France recently announced his
withdrawal from the event due to injury. UFC on ESPN 43 takes
place at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, and also
includes a women’s bantamweight clash pitting Holly Holm
against Yana
Kunitskaya.

After losing his first two Octagon appearances, Kape has reeled off
three consecutive triumphs within the Las Vegas-based promotion.
Most recently, the former Rizin bantamweight king garnered a
unanimous verdict over David
Dvorak at UFC Fight Night 216.

Perez, meanwhile, is looking to halt a two-fight skid after falling
to Alexandre
Pantoja and Deiveson
Figueiredo in his last two outings. The Team Oyama
representative is 6-3 during his UFC tenure and is 24-7 as a
professional overall.