After Sam Patterson kicked things off with his third straight first-round stoppage win since moving to welterweight, fans were treated to consecutive back-and-forth battles that set the bar for Fight of the Month high for March, as Hyder Amil and Nasrat Haqparast emerged victorious in their bouts with William Gomis and Esteban Ribovics respectively. Cody Brundage picked up a much-needed win over former training partner Julian Marquez in the co-main event, halting things in the waning moments of the opening round before Top 10 flyweights Manel Kape and Asu Almabayev stepped in to close out the evening.
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In the main event, Kape was the clearly superior fighter, dominating the striking exchanges and defending all the takedown attempts offered by Almabayev, halting his 17-fight winning streak by collecting a third-round stoppage.
It was another thrilling night of action inside the Octagon, and we’ve got the details on what transpired for you below.
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UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Almabayev Results
- Manel Kape defeats Asu Almabayev by TKO (strikes) at 2:16 of Round 3
- Cody Brundage defeats Julian Marquez by TKO (strikes) at 4:45 of Round 1
- Nasrat Haqparast defeats Esteban Ribovics by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Hyder Amil defeats William Gomis by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Sam Patterson defeats Danny Barlow by KO (strikes) at 3:10 of Round 1
- Mario Pinto defeats Austen Lane by KO (right hand) at 0:39 of Round 2
- Chepe Mariscal defeats Ricardo Ramos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Danny Silva defeats Lucas Almeida by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- JJ Aldrich defeats Andrea Lee by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ramazan Temirov defeats Charles Johnson by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
